Frank Herbert Burnside
American aviator
About Frank Herbert Burnside
Lived 1888 – 1935 (aged 47).
Frank Herbert Burnside (August 7, 1888 - August 26, 1935) was a record-holding pioneer airmail pilot.
Aviation records American flight altitude record of 12,950 feet in Bath, New York (1913). American air speed record of 95.0 and 97.4 mph (1916). American (and possibly world) air speed record of 163.68 mph (1919).
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Who was Frank Herbert Burnside?
American aviator (1888-1935)
When was Frank Herbert Burnside born?
Frank Herbert Burnside was born on 7 August 1888.
When did Frank Herbert Burnside die?
Frank Herbert Burnside died on 26 August 1935.
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