About Burt Eugene Skeel
Lived 1894 – 1924 (aged 30). Burt Eugene Skeel was an American aircraft pilot.
Burt Eugene Skeel (May 5, 1894 – October 4, 1924) was a United States Army Air Service and civilian pilot.
Biography He was born on May 5, 1894, in East Cleveland, Ohio, to Frank E. and Artemisia Edgerton Skeel.
Skeel commanded the 27th Pursuit Squadron of the First Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
On October 6, 1923, Skeel won the second running of the Mitchell Trophy Race in St. Louis, Missouri, with his MB-3A reaching a speed of 161 mph (258 km/h).
Skeel had boasted that he intended to win the Pulitzer Trophy Race at Wilbur Wright Field. Instead, he was killed on October 4, 1924, when the wings of his Curtiss broke away from the fuselage when he was still at 2,000 feet (615 m), and he went into a dive at about 275 mph (440 km/h).
Camp Skeel in Oscoda, Michigan was named in his memory.
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Who was Burt Eugene Skeel?
American pilot (1894-1924)
When was Burt Eugene Skeel born?
Burt Eugene Skeel was born on 5 May 1894 in East Cleveland.
When did Burt Eugene Skeel die?
Burt Eugene Skeel died on 4 October 1924 in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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Burt Eugene Skeel was an aircraft pilot.
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Burt Eugene Skeel was American.
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