Floyd Bennett (25 October 1890 – 25 April 1928) was an aviator who flew with Richard E. Byrd to the North Pole in 1926. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an pioneering polar explorer and famous aviator. ... A North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Bennett was born in Warrensburg, N.Y., 25 October 1890. He was an automobile mechanic before enlisting in the Navy in 1917. Bennett was warranted a Machinist and learned to fly. He served with Rear Admiral R. E. Byrd and on 9 May 1926 was at the controls as the two men made the first flight to the North Pole. Bennett received a Congressional Medal of Honor for this feat. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1917 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... For the computer game, see Medal of Honor (computer game). ...

Aviation Machinist Bennett died at Quebec, Canada, 25 April 1928 from pneumonia that developed following extensive injuries from a crash. During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflamation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ...

Floyd Bennett Field, New York City's first municipal airport, and the destroyer, USS Bennett (DD-473), were named in his honor. Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, in Queensbury, New York, near his birthplace, also honors the pilot. Floyd Bennett Field, New York Citys first municipal airport, is located in Brooklyn on Barren Island, near Gerritsen Beach. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and manouverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... USS Bennett (DD-473), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for naval aviator Floyd Bennett (1890–1928), who flew to the North Pole with Richard E. Byrd in 1926. ... Queensbury is a town located in Warren County, New York. ...

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