Frank Joseph Bell (June 4, 1880[1] – November 5, 1957) was an American aviator from Wisconsin.[2] Bell also worked as a dentist. Bell was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.

Biography

He was born in 1880 in Potosi, Wisconsin.[1][3] In 1912, Bell flew the first recorded flight into Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana. He utilized a homemade Curtiss 0-x-5 airplane. In 1913, he made the longest flight to date in Montana, a record he held until 1916.[4] He was the 198th person to gain an American pilots' license.[4]

He married Alice A. McCormick in 1906.[5]

He was made a fellow of the American College of Dentistry in 1939.[6]

He died on November 5, 1957, in Billings.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  2. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
  3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
  4. 1 2 Billings Dentist, Flying Pioneer, Dr. Bell, Dies. Great Falls Tribune, p. 13 (November 7, 1957)
  5. ↑ Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865-1993
  6. 1 2 Requiem Mass Sung for Dentist. The Billings Gazette, p. 12 (November 9, 1957)
  7. ↑ Montana, Death Index, 1907-2015


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