Laura Bromwell
Laura Bromwell | |
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| Born | May 17, 1897 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1921 (aged 24) Mineola, Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Years active | 1919–1921 |
Laura Bromwell (May 17, 1897 – June 5, 1921) was an early 20th-century American aviator. She held the loop the loop record and a speed record. She was killed in an aviation accident in 1921.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Bromwell was born on May 17, 1897, in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]
Bromwell received her pilot's license in 1919. She was the first female member of the New York Aerial Police Reserve.[2]
Bromwell set a loop the loop record of 87 loops in 1 hour and 15 minutes on August 20, 1920.[3] She extended this to 199 loops in 1 hour and 20 minutes on May 15, 1921.[4] She also set a speed record of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) over a 2-mile (3.2 km) course.[1][2]
Death
[edit]On June 5, 1921, Bromwell was performing stunts in a borrowed Curtiss JN Canuck airplane at Mitchel Field in Mineola, Long Island, when the plane stalled. Bromwell was unfamiliar with the aircraft and its controls. It is thought that when the plane was inverted she lost contact with the foot pedals for a long enough period to lose control. The plane crashed to the ground, killing her.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Women Flyer Falls 1,000 Ft. to Her Death". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 6, 1921. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "License, Aviator Pilot, Civilian, Laura Bromwell". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Aviatrix Makes 87 Loops". Middletown Transcript. Mineola, Long Island. August 21, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aviatrix Makes 199 Loops in One Trip". The Boston Globe. Mineola, Long Island. May 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- 1897 births
- 1921 deaths
- Accidental deaths in New York (state)
- American aviation record holders
- American women aviation record holders
- American aviation pioneers
- Aviators from Ohio
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- People from Cincinnati
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1921
- 20th-century American sportswomen