Page on January 22, 1912, taking off on his last flight

Rutherford Page (April 27, 1887 - January 22, 1912) was an early American aviator who died in an airplane crash.[1] An account of Page's death, with photo of him, can be found in Lawrence Goldstone's 2017 young adult book "Higher, Steeper, Faster: The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies".[2]

Biography

He was born on April 27, 1887, in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Yale University in 1910. He crashed from a height of 75 feet at Dominguez Field in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 1912, at 4:00 in his Curtiss biplane and was dead when extricated from the wreckage.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE; Tuesday Morning January 23, 1912 Wealthy Aviator Jumps to Death From Biplane in View of Thousands (..with photo)
  2. ↑ HIGHER, STEEPER, FASTER The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies by Lawrence Goldstone c.2017
  3. ↑ "Aviator Page killed in Los Angeles crash. Thousands of Spectators See Young New Yorker Plunge from Height of 75 Feet". New York Times. January 23, 1912. Retrieved 2011-11-15. Rutherford Page of New York City fell from a height of seventy-five feet in a Curtiss biplane and was dead when helpers extricated him from the wreckage at Dominguez Field here shortly after 4:04 pm.
  4. ↑ THE EVENING STAR; January 23, 1912 Wins Aviation Race, But Loses His Life (with photo)
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