About Edgar Wirt Bagnell
Lived 1890 – 1958 (aged 67). Edgar Wirt Bagnell was a painter.
Lt. Bernard Cummings, Lt. Arthur Joseph Coyle (1987-1989), Lt. Edgar Wirt Bagnell (1890-1958), Dr. Edward George Benson, and Lt. Bee Rife Osborne, Sr. (1887-1948) at the Curtiss Flying School in Newport News, Virginia in 1916 Edgar Wirt Bagnell (November 20, 1890 – August 27, 1958) was a pioneer aviator who was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
Biography He was born near McCool Junction, Nebraska, on November 20, 1890.
In later life, he had a job as a skilled machinist in Glendale, California. He died at a nursing home in Oakland, California, on August 27, 1958.
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Who was Edgar Wirt Bagnell?
American aviator (1890-1958)
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Edgar Wirt Bagnell was born on 20 November 1890.
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Edgar Wirt Bagnell died on 27 August 1958.
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Edgar Wirt Bagnell was a painter.
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