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Frank S. Scott (2 December 1883 – 28 September 1912) was a United States Army corporal who died during his second enlistment, aged 28, in an aircraft crash. As the first enlisted American to die in an aircraft incident, Scott was memorialized multiple times. Personal life. Frank S. Scott was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania on 2 December 1883.
- 2 December 1883, Braddock, Pennsylvania, US
- Corporal
Jul 1, 2019 · July 1, 2019. Cpl. Frank Scott. Photo: USAF. The Air Force has built scores of air bases, but only one was named after an enlisted man. That man was Army Cpl. Frank S. Scott. Scott perished in an airplane crash in 1912, becoming the first enlisted fatality in the history of US military aviation.
Sep 28, 2023 · Corporal Frank S. Scott, Signal Corps, U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force) Scott was hurled several hundred feet from the machine while Rockwell lay a few feet away from him. Brother officers found Scott lifeless. Rockwell, his head buried partly in the earth, still showed signs of life but was unconscious. He was rushed to a hospital.
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Jun 14, 2022 · 106 years ago, Scott Air Force Base began in a wheat field. By Tim O'Neil St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Jun 14, 2022. 0. 1 of 9. A plane flies during Inspection Day at Scott Field in the summer...
May 13, 2023 · Frank S. Scott Marker. Inscription. One of the many who helped transform the fragile flying machine into the United States Air Force. Born in Braddock, Pa. on December 2, 1883. Corporal Scott was a crew chief mechanic with the U.S. Army Aviation School, at College Park, Md. On December 1912.
Sep 15, 2018 · Corp. Frank S. Scott is pictured with Private 1st Class James O’Brien on the ground at the controls of a Wright Model B Flyer at College Park, Maryland, in 1912. File photo courtesy of the...
> History. Scott AFB, IL History. Scott AFB is one of the oldest Air Force bases in service. It was established in 1917 as Scott Field, named for Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted man killed in a military airplane crash. Scott AFB is the only US military base named for an enlisted service member.