Occupation Aeronautical engineer Name Chance Vought | Role Engineer Parents George Washington Vought | |
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Born February 26, 1890 ( 1890-02-26 ) Long Island, New York Died July 25, 1930, Southampton | ||
Chauncey Milton "Chance" Vought (February 26, 1890 in Long Island, New York – July 25, 1930) was an American aviation pioneer and engineer, who was the co-founder of the Lewis and Vought Corporation with Birdseye Lewis.
Born on Long Island, New York, he attended the Pratt Institute, New York University (where he joined Kappa Sigma), and the University of Pennsylvania. He died from septicemia. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1989.
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