Charlie Hillard

Aerobatic Pilot, Deceased Person

1938 – 1996

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Who was Charlie Hillard?

Charlie Hillard was an American aerobatics pilot, and the first American to win the world aerobatics title.

Hillard formed the Red Devils aerobatic team in 1971 with fellow pilots Gene Soucy and Tom Poberezny. In 1979 the three re-formed as the Eagles Aerobatic Team, which they would fly as for more than 25 years, setting the record for the longest-running aerobatic team with the same members in the world.

In 1996 he was killed at the Sun 'n Fun fly-in in Lakeland, Florida, when the Hawker Sea Fury he was flying overturned after landing in a crosswind.

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Born
Mar 22, 1938
Fort Worth
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
Died
Apr 16, 1996
Lakeland

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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