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  2. John Joseph Montgomery (February 15, 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an American inventor, physicist, engineer, and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air flying machines.

  3. Feb 7, 2014 · It was perhaps fitting that he died, as so many of the aviation pioneers did, in a crash in the glider The Evergreen near Evergreen, California on October 31, 1911. He was buried in Holy Cross cemetery on November 3 in Colma, California. Over the years the contributions of Montgomery to aviation have been largely forgotten.

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  5. Feb 7, 2014 · It was perhaps fitting that he died, as so many of the aviation pioneers did, in a crash in the glider The Evergreen near Evergreen, California on October 31, 1911. He was buried in Holy Cross cemetery on November 3 in Colma, California. Over the years the contributions of Montgomery to aviation have been largely forgotten.

  6. During his final glide, October 31, 1911, he is reported to have experienced dizziness and made a rough landing, the glider turning partly over. Montgomery's head struck against a protruding bolt causing a brain penetration. He died shortly thereafter.

  7. My own belief is that Joseph did indeed die sometime between Jesus' twelfth birthday and His bursting on the scene, so to speak, at about age 30, though the fifth verse above (John 6:42) seems to indicate Joseph may have in fact been alive at the time of Jesus' "I am the bread of life" sermon:

  8. www.aahs-online.org › pubs › AeroBiosAviation Biographies

    JOHN JOSEPH MONTGOMERY. Born: February 15, 1858 In: Yuba City, CA. Died: October 31, 1911 In: San Diego, CA. John Joseph Montgomery’s family moved to Oakland in 1863 when he was five years old. As a toddler he would lie on a pillow and "pretend to fly," his mother said.

  9. Tragically on October 31, 1911, Montgomery was flying in The Evergreen at low altitude and low speed and encountered a dust devil strong enough to generate a tip stall and the glider crashed nose first into the ground. Montgomery died at the site due to his injuries.

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