Albert Daniel Smith
American pioneer aviator and later a Brigadier General
About Albert Daniel Smith
Lived 1887 – 1970 (aged 82). Albert Daniel Smith was an aircraft pilot.
Albert Daniel Smith (February 6, 1887 – January 20, 1970) was a pioneer aviator and later a Brigadier General.
Biography He was born on February 6, 1887. He trained to fly and was awarded Aero Club of America license #354.
In March 1918 he crashed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio and was injured. Under his command the first transcontinental flight for the United States Army was made in 1918 using four JN-4 aircraft. On December 4, 1918, they left San Diego, California. They landed Jacksonville, Florida on December 22, 1918.
In 1919 he joined Henry H. Arnold's Northwestern Forest Fire Patrol and was released from service in 1923 because of his disability from his previous crash.
He died on January 20, 1970, in Newport Beach, California.
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American pioneer aviator and later a Brigadier General (1887–1970)
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Albert Daniel Smith was born on 6 February 1887.
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Albert Daniel Smith died on 20 January 1970.
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Albert Daniel Smith was an aircraft pilot.
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