James Clifford Turpin
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James Clifford Turpin was a pilot with the Wright Exhibition Team from 1910-1912."[1]
The Wright exhibitors started in the spring of 1910 and made their premiere public performance in June 1910. Turpin joined in the fall, transferring over from an engineering job with the Wrights. In 1911 Turpin and Parmalee were the main pilots. Demonstrating the airplane was not enough to attract public attention by then -- they needed to do acrobatics to interest the audience. Several of the exhibition pilots were killed. The deaths of Wilbur and Phil Parmalee convinced him to quit in 1912, permanently.[2]
In May 1911, Orville wrote to Wilbur in Europe, saying:[3]
- Turpin and [Al] Welsh are training our new men. The men trained so far this year are: Gill (13 lessons, 2 hours, 18 minutes), Lieut. [John] Rodgers, of Navy, [Oscar] Brindley, and Bonney…. Lieuts. [Henry “Hap”] Arnold and [Thomas] Milling of the Army are just starting their lessons.[3]
See also https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clifford_Turpin
References
- ↑ w:J._Clifford_Turpin
- ↑ Paul Glenshaw. Remembering The Wright Company's Star Exhibition Pilot, WYSO.org, Dec 28, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paul Glenshaw. Clifford Turpin, King of the Air. Air & Space Magazine. Feb. 2016
| Names | James Clifford Turpin; J. Clifford Turpin; Cliff Turpin |
|---|---|
| Birth date | |
| Death date | 1966 |
| Countries | US |
| Locations | Cape Cod; Dayton; Indianapolis |
| Occupations | pilot |
| Tech areas | Pilot |
| Affiliations | Wright Exhibition Team |
| Wikidata id | Q6105151 |
