Frederick E. Humphreys
Frederick Erastus Humphreys (1883–1941) was one of the first military aviators in the U.S.
Humphreys attended Pennsylvania Military Academy and then West Point, from whence he graduated in 1906.[1]
In October 1909, Humphreys and Frank Lahm trained with Wilbur Wright in College Park, Maryland. On 22 October, Wright and Humphreys made the first recorded night flight, which lasted 42 minutes.[2][3] They flew Aeroplane No. 1, Heavier-Than-Air Division, U.S. Aerial Fleet, a.k.a. the Wright Military Flyer which had been produced on contract by the Wright Brothers for the U.S. War Department.[1]
He described these craft in a 1910 publication. One version of his 1910 publications identified him as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.
Humphreys left the military for his family's business (Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Company) in 1910, but joined the National Guard in 1915 and entered the Army Air Service in January 1918. He studied at the School of Military Aeronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to become head of its Department of Practical Aircraft Design.[1]
Note: some sources [2][4][3] spell his name "Frederic" with no "k"—but Wikipedia and his gravestone suggest otherwise.[5]
Publications by or about Frederick E. Humphreys or Frederick Erastus Humphreys
- Humphreys, 1910 (Simple title: The Wright Flyer and its possible uses in war, Journal: Journal of the United States Artillery)
Links
- Frederick E. Humphreys and Wright Model A on Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R.H. von Hasseln, "Frederick E. Humphreys: First Military Pilot", New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, 9 December 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hallion, 2003, p. 299.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Benjamin Shaw, "The Wright Brothers Prove Their Worth in Arlington and College Park", Boundary Stones (WETA blog), 26 August 2015.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Maj Frederick Erastus Humphreys", Find A Grave.
| Names | Frederick E. Humphreys; Frederick Erastus Humphreys |
|---|---|
| Countries | US |
| Locations | Pennsylvania Military Academy and then West Point, MIT, College Park |
| Occupations | pilot, military |
| Tech areas | Pilot |
| Accreditations | |
| Affiliations | Army Air Service, School of Military Aeronautics |
| Family name | |
| Birth date | 1883 |
| Death date | 1941 |
| Wikidata id | Q5497694 |
