William R. Badger

Badger in 1911

William R. Badger (1886 – August 15, 1911)^[1] was a pioneer aviator. He and fellow aviator St. Croix Johnstone of Chicago died in two separate incidents on the same day at the 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet at Grant Park.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ William R. Badger; findagrave.com Retrieved October 9, 2017
↑ "William R. Badger". Early Aviators. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
↑ "W.R. Badger Crushed by His Engine and St. Croix Johnstone Drowned at Chicago". New York Times. August 16, 1911. Retrieved 2010-11-07. Two airmen were killed here on this, the fourth day of the big aviation meet at Grant Park, after three days without a serious accident. The victims were William R. Badger, son of a wealthy Pittsburgh family, and St. Croix Johnstone of Chicago, both young men, and the double tragedy took place in the presence of 500,000 spectators.

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[1] William R. Badger; findagrave.com Retrieved October 9, 2017

[2] "William R. Badger". Early Aviators. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[3] "W.R. Badger Crushed by His Engine and St. Croix Johnstone Drowned at Chicago". New York Times. August 16, 1911. Retrieved 2010-11-07. Two airmen were killed here on this, the fourth day of the big aviation meet at Grant Park, after three days without a serious accident. The victims were William R. Badger, son of a wealthy Pittsburgh family, and St. Croix Johnstone of Chicago, both young men, and the double tragedy took place in the presence of 500,000 spectators.