Lowell Smith
Military Person
1892 – 1945
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Who was Lowell Smith?
Lowell Herbert Smith was a pioneer American airman who piloted the first airplane to receive a complete mid-air refueling on June 27, 1923, and later set an endurance record of 37 hours on August 28, both in a De Havilland DH-4B. Smith also piloted the Douglas World Cruiser Chicago, which along with one other made the first aerial circumnavigation in 1924. Smith held 16 records for military aircraft in speed, endurance and distance.
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- Born
- Oct 8, 1892
Santa Barbara - Also known as
- Lowell H. Smith
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Nov 4, 1945
Tucson - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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