Role Artist Name William Billingsley | Rank Ensign Years of service 1905-1913 Died 1828 | |
Born April 24, 1887
Winona, Mississippi ( 1887-04-24 ) Place of burial United States Naval Academy Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Books Billingsley Mansfield: An Exhibition to Celebrate the Millenium and the Bicentenary of William Billingsley's Mansfield Porcelain-decorating Establishment, 1799-1802 | ||
Service/branch United States Navy | ||
William billingsley a brief encounter for trumpet and woodblock
Biography
Born in Winona, Mississippi, William Billingsley graduated from the Naval Academy in 1909. On December 2, 1912, he reported for duty at the Aviation Camp, Annapolis, MD and was assigned to the Navy-Wright B-2 for instruction.
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- William billingsley a brief encounter for trumpet and woodblock
- Biography
- Namesake
- Attribution
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Billingsley, designated as Naval Aviator No. 9, was the first naval aviator killed in an airplane crash. On June 20, 1913, while piloting the B-2 at 1,600 feet over water near Annapolis, Maryland, he was thrown from the plane and fell to his death. Admiral John Henry Towers, also unseated in the turbulence, was nearly killed in the same accident as he clung to the plane and fell with it into the water.
Namesake
The Clemson-class destroyer USS Billingsley (DD-293) was named in his honor.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.References
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