James Crawford Angel Marshall (born Springfield, Missouri, USA, 1899 – December 8, 1956) was an American aviator after whom Angel Falls in Venezuela were named. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 509 KB) Photo by Yosemite 05:01, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 509 KB) Photo by Yosemite 05:01, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC). ... Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An aviator is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession. ... Angel Falls or Salto Ãngel is the worlds highest free-leaping waterfall at 979 metres (3,212 feet) with an uninterrupted drop of 807 metres (2,648 feet). ...
Angel was one of the first foreigners to see the falls, in 1933. His other achievements were the landing of his plane on the top of Auyantepui (Devil's Mountain) in 1937. He broke the plane during the process of landing and had to trek through the rainforest to the nearest settlement. He received near-legendary status in Venezuela. It is known that Jimmie Angel always used to have something to drink in the cockpit (mainly beer and other alcoholic beverages) while he was flying. The creation of the artificial horizon is to some extent related to him since through his glass or bottle of beer he was able to determine the pitch and roll of the aircraft as he was flying in in harsh metereological conditions. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Auyantepui is one of the largest (but not the highest) tepui of the Guiana Highlands. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ...
He died in Panama in 1956 from injuries received from a flying accident.
He served in World War I with the Canadian Air Forces. See[[1]]. Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Italy Russia United States Serbia Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von Hötzendorf İsmail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties...
Angel believed that it was the home of a lost river of gold that he claimed to have been taken to years before by a mining geologist named McCracken.
At first, Angel's Auyan-tepui landing appeared to be perfect, but the wheels broke through the sod and sank into the mud bringing the airplane to an abrupt halt with a broken fuel line and the airplane's nose buried in the mud.
Angel had expected pilots to come to their assistance, but the search was delayed due to loss of radio contact with Cardona.
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