Eddie August Schneider
American aviator (1911–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eddie August Henry Schneider (October 20, 1911 – December 23, 1940) was an American aviator who set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930.[1] His plane was a Cessna Model AW with a Warner-Scarab engine, one of only 48 built, that he called "The Kangaroo".[2][3][4] He set the east-to-west, then the west-to-east, and the combined round trip record.[5][6][7] He was the youngest certificated pilot in the United States, and the youngest certified airplane mechanic.[8] He was a pilot in the Spanish Civil War in the Yankee Squadron.[9][10] He died in an airplane crash in 1940, while training another pilot, when a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 belonging to the United States Navy Reserve overtook him and clipped his plane's tail at Floyd Bennett Field.[11][12][13]
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Born | Eddie August Henry Schneider (1911-10-20)October 20, 1911 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 23, 1940(1940-12-23) (aged 29) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Cause of death | Mid-air collision |
Resting place | Fairview Cemetery |
Spouse |
Gretchen Hahnen (m. 1934) |
Parent(s) | Emil August Schneider (1886–1955) Inga Karoline Pedersen (1882–1927) |
Education | William L. Dickinson High School |
Occupation | Aviator |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | Spanish Republic |
Service/ | Yankee Squadron |
Years of service | 1935–1936 |
Rank | Aviator |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |