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Edgar Wirt Bagnell

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Bagnell in 1916
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

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He was born near McCool Junction, Nebraska, on November 20, 1890.[1][2]

He learned to fly at Newport News, Virginia, in 1915. He was in charge of the 191st Combat Reconnaissance Squadron but by the time his training ended World War I was over. After the war, he worked for Glenn Curtiss as a test pilot in Houston, Texas. He later worked in the trucking industry, in the racing car business, in advertising and outdoor sign painting. He later piloted for a Mexican airline.[2]

While in Los Angeles, California, in 1926 he was a student at the Chouinard Art School.[1]

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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Edan Hughes. "Edgar Wirt Bagnell (1890 - 1958)". Artists in California, 1786-1940. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Edgar Wirt Bagnell". Early Birds of Aviation. Retrieved 2015-03-11.