 Archibald Hoxsey (1884-1910) Archibald Hoxsey (October 15, 1884 – December 31, 1910) was an early aviator for the Wright brothers. Image File history File links ESAM_FC_074. ...
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October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
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1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871–January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867–May 30, 1912), are Americans generally credited with making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. ...
He was born in Staunton, Illinois on October 15, 1884, and used the name Arch Hoxsey. He flew with the Wright Exhibition Team, and flew from Springfield, Ohio to Saint Louis, Missouri, to set a new non-stop distance record, of 104 miles. On May 25, 1910 he made the first nighttime flight at the Wright Flying School near Montgomery, Alabama. Walter Brookins and Archibald Hoxsey piloted the plane, which the Montgomery Advertiser described as "glinting now and then in the moonlight" during flight. Hoxsey also brought the first aeroplane, a Wright model B, to Grand Forks, North Dakota and made the first flight on July 19, 1910. On October 11, 1910 he took Theodore Roosevelt up in an airplane, the first flight by a U.S. President. Because of their dueling altitude record attempts, he and Ralph Johnstone were nicknamed the "heavenly twins". Archibald died in a crash on December 31, 1910 in Los Angeles, California trying to set a flight altitude record. He was killed the same day as fellow aviator John Moisant. Staunton is a city located in Macoupin County, Illinois. ...
October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
From left to right are: Frank T. Coffyn; A. Roy Knabenshue; and Walter Brookins in Atlantic City in 1910 The Wright Exhibition Team was a group of early aviators trained by the Wright brothers at Wright Flying School. ...
Springfield is the county seat of Clark County in the State of Ohio. ...
Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Motto: Official website: http://stlouis. ...
May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
The Wright Flying School was originally at Huffman Prairie then opened on March 19, 1910 in Montgomery, Alabama. ...
Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area - City 404. ...
Motto: A Place of Excellence Nickname: The Sunflake City Map Political Statistics Founded 15 June 1870 Incorporated February 22, 1881 County Grand Forks County Mayor Michael Brown Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 49. ...
July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area - City 1,290. ...
These are the records set for going the highest in the atmosphere from the age of ballooning onward. ...
John B. Moisant (25 April 1868 - 31 December 1910) was a United States aviator. ...
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- Hoxsey trading card
- New York Times, August 20, 1910; Airmen Play Tag With Moonbeams; Hoxsey And Johnstone Unexpectedly Make Two Night Flights At Asbury Park. Asbury Park, New Jersey, August 19, 1910. With no one to watch them save the night birds and a few invited friends. Arch Hoxsey and Ralph Johnstone, the young Wright airmen, winged their way up among the moonbeams between 10:00 and 10:30 o'clock tonight.
- New York Times, October 9, 1910; Flight Of 104 Miles Is Made By Hoxsey; In Wright Biplane He Goes From Springfield To St. Louis With A Detour. St. Louis, Missouri; October 8, 1910. After making the longest continuous aeroplane flight recorded in America, Arch Hoxsey, who soared aloft in a Wright biplane at Springfield, Illinois, at 11:56 this morning, landed upon the lawn of the St. Louis Country Club shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon, Although the distance to St. Louis from Springfield is only 88 miles, Hoxsey made a detour that brought his continued flight up to 104 miles.
- New York Times, Sunday, January 1, 1911; Wrights Deplore Hoxsey. He Was One Of The Most Promising And Intrepid Of Aviators, They Say. Dayton, Ohio; December 31, 1910. The announcement of the death of Arch Hoxsey at Los Angeles today came as a terrible shock to Wilbur and Orville Wright, but they emphatically declared that they did not care to discuss the accident until they had heard further details and had received a statement of the conditions under which it occurred from some experienced aviator who witnessed it.
- Time (magazine); Monday, June 11, 1928; I have a picture of President Roosevelt seated in a plane which was of the "pusher" type: Beneath the picture is the following notation: "Colonel Roosevelt in a Wright Aeroplane at St. Louis. Archibald Hoxsey, who carried the Colonel twice around the Park, a distance of 4½ miles, is seen talking to Mr. Roosevelt, who was most enthusiastic over his experience, declaring he never felt a bit of fear. This picture shows the Colonel as he took his seat. Before starting he took off his hat and put on a cap." Unfortunately the picture is not dated but the information may be of interest to those who are debating the "Rough Rider's" courage anent leaving terra firma.
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