About Victor Carlstrom
Lived 1890 – 1917 (aged 27). Victor Carlstrom was a Swedish and American aircraft pilot.
1st Lieutenant Victor Carlström (April 13, 1890 – May 9, 1917) was a record-holding Swedish-American pioneer aviator. He set a cross-America flight air speed record until the record was beaten by Ruth Bancroft Law. He became an instructor one week after leaving his job at the cattle ranch.
He went to work for the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station where he and a student pilot, Cary B. Epes, were killed on May 9, 1917, when their biplane collapsed in flight.
Legacy Carlstrom Field was named in his honor. His niece, Marion Carlstrom, was the first Women Airforce Service Pilot from Colorado.
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Who was Victor Carlstrom?
Swedish-American pioneer aviator
When was Victor Carlstrom born?
Victor Carlstrom was born on 13 April 1890 in Gustafs församling.
When did Victor Carlstrom die?
Victor Carlstrom died on 9 May 1917.
What was Victor Carlstrom's occupation?
Victor Carlstrom was an aircraft pilot.
What nationality was Victor Carlstrom?
Victor Carlstrom was Swedish and American.
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