Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst, Jr.

Pilot, Deceased Person

1887 – 1912

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Who was Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst, Jr.?

Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst, Jr. was a pioneer aviator who was killed in an aircrash with Al Welsh piloting. Hazelhurst was the third United States Army officer to die in an aviation accident. The two to die before him were Thomas Etholen Selfridge and George Edward Maurice Kelly.

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Born
Jul 1, 1887
Macon
Profession
Education
  • United States Military Academy
Died
Jun 11, 1912
United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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