People from Douglas County, Washington - People from Brewster, Washington, People from Wenatchee, Washington, Clyde Edward Pangborn, Matt Tucker (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: People From Brewster, Washington, People From Wenatchee, Washington, Clyde Edward Pangborn, Matt Tucker, Tyler Farrar, Chris Degarmo, Sammy Charles White, Lance James, Bud Sagendorf, Dale Noyd, Nick Hannah, Steve Kline, Alex Thomason, Kurt Schulz, Jerrod Riggan, William E. Naff, Bobby Austin, Kay Kenyon, Grady Auvil. Excerpt: Clyde Edward Pangborn (October 28, 1895 March 29, 1958) also known as "Upside-Down Pangborn" was an American aviator who performed aerial stunts during the 1920s. Along with his co-pilot, Hugh Herndon, Jr., Pangborn was the first person to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Clyde Edward Pangborn, son of Max Pangborn and Opal Lamb Pangborn, was born in Bridgeport, Washington near Lake Chelan. His exact birthdate is uncertain. He used 1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896, on various documents, changing his age to appear older or younger as needed. The 1900 Federal Census lists Clyde Pangborn (b. October 1893) and his brother Percy (b. Jan 1891) living with their mother Ola in Spokane, Washington. Census day was June 1, 1900. In 1910 Clyde (age 16) and Percy (age 19) were boarders with the Alfred Heimark family in St. Maries, Kootenai County, Idaho. Census day was April 15; Clyde would not be 17 until October. "1895" was used on his World War I draft registration in Shoshone, Idaho. When he was two years old, his parents divorced and he moved to Idaho with his mother. He graduated high school in 1914 and enrolled in the University of Idaho, where he studied civil engineering for two and a half years. Following college, Pangborn worked briefly as an engineer for a mining company before joining the United States Army Air Corps as the nation entered World War I. He completed flight training, but was deemed too valuable to be riske... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1666589