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Full Name George Eustace Amyot Hallett Born May 9, 1890 ( 1890-05-09 ) England Died June 2, 1982, San Diego, California, United States | ||
Colonel George Eustace Amyot Hallett (May 9, 1890 – June 2, 1982) was a pioneer aviator. He and John Cyril Porte planned to make the first transatlantic flight. They were going to use a flying boat commissioned by Rodman Wanamaker, but were prevented by the start of World War I. In 1919 the transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown set the record that they hoped to achieve.
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Biography
He was born on May 9, 1890 in Cheltenham, England to Marmaduke James Hallett (1854-1928) of England and Alida Clara Bealy (1858-1939) of Christchurch, New Zealand. He had a sibling, Mary Amiet Hallet (1888-1969).
He migrated from England to the United States with his parents in December 1890 when he was six months old. They settled in San Diego, California.
When he finished his ninth grade education, he left home and worked for a commercial fisherman named Elmer Clap.
He worked as an apprentice for the Baker Machine Company in San Diego. There he repaired boat and automobile engines.
He then worked as a mechanic for Harold Fowler McCormick.
With John Cyril Porte they planned to be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. They were to use Wanamaker's America flying boat.
He died on June 2, 1982 in San Diego, California.
Legacy
His papers are archived at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.