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Claimed flights 1901–1902. Spouse. Louise Tuba Whitehead. Gustave Albin Whitehead (born Gustav Albin Weisskopf; 1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the United States where he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines between 1897 and 1915.
- Claimed flights 1901–1902
- 10 October 1927 (aged 53), Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
- Louise Tuba Whitehead
The press had dubbed Bingham "the Flying Senator" for his role in training American pilots for World War I. Gustave Whitehead and the controversy surrounding his claims. Part of the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual museum of pioneer aviation, the invention of the airplane, and man's first flights.
Dec 17, 2021 · The granite stone bore a likeness of Airplane No. 21 and the inscription, ‘Gustave Whitehead, January 1, 1874–October 10, 1927. Father of Connecticut Aviation.’ Present were aviation pioneers Charles Wittemann and Clarence Chamberlin.
Aug 8, 2021 · STRATFORD — Andy Kosch is on a mission. The Fairfield resident and retired science teacher has spent nearly four decades of his life trying to prove that Connecticut’s Gustave Whitehead...
- Ethan Fry
- Reporter
Dec 13, 2016 · While the Wright Brothers are commonly thought to have been the first to fly an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, some believe the honor belongs to two other pioneering...
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Jul 8, 2014 · It has been claimed (yet again) that Gustave Whitehead flew a powered, controlled airplane before the Wright brothers did. By Daniel C. Schlenoff. The Sciences. Legislation introduced last...
May 5, 2013 · Gustave Whitehead, above with his daughter Rose, is believed by some aviation historians to have preceeded the Wright brothers by as much as three years with a manned flight. Photograph from...