About Einar Lilloe Gran
Lived 1885 – 1966 (aged 80). Einar Lilloe Gran was a Norwegian engineer and aircraft pilot.
Einar Lilloe Gran (16 November 1886 – 1966) was a Norwegian engineer and pioneer of aviation in Norway. He was a son of Carl Ludvig Oscar Nielsen Gran (1855–1897) and his wife Emma Sofie Christine (née Halvorsen; born 1857 in Sandaker).
Gran designed and built the first Norwegian motorized aeroplane in 1910. It had a wingspan of 10 meters and cost . Gran made several attempts to make the aircraft airborne, but without any significant success.
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Who was Einar Lilloe Gran?
Norwegian Engineer and Aviator (1885-1966)
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Einar Lilloe Gran was born on 16 November 1885.
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Einar Lilloe Gran died on 18 January 1966.
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Einar Lilloe Gran was an engineer and aircraft pilot.
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Einar Lilloe Gran was Norwegian.
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