BEACHEY, Lincoln - Revision history

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	[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887--San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). Known as "The Flying Fool," Beachey was one of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s. He first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2)		[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]
			[[Image:Scan 13.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Beachey in Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887--San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). Known as "The Flying Fool," Beachey was one of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s. He first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2)

	He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.		He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.

	[[Image:~~Scan 13~~.~~jpeg~~\|~~right~~\|thumb\|300px\|Beachey in Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.		[[Image:nutwood1.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|1912 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Beachey in Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.

	During a performance in August 1914, Beachey demonstrated inverted flight and "loop the loop" flying to the local audience. (3) Doing similar stunts during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the wing of the monoplane ripped off causing Beachey to plunge out of control to his death in San Francisco Bay.		During a performance in August 1914, Beachey demonstrated inverted flight and "loop the loop" flying to the local audience. (3) Doing similar stunts during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the wing of the monoplane ripped off causing Beachey to plunge out of control to his death in San Francisco Bay.

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Randylyon at 16:28, 12 December 2015

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	[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887-San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). "The Flying Fool." ~~One~~ of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s~~, Beachey~~ first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising, "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2)		[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887--San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). Known as "The Flying Fool," Beachey was one of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s. He first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2)

	He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.		He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.
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	1. "Beachey and His Seven "Aerial" Years," Telegraph Herald, July 7, 1914, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dAheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=318NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688,3306686&dq=human+fly+dubuque&hl=en		1. "Beachey and His Seven "Aerial" Years," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 7, 1914, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dAheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=318NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688,3306686&dq=human+fly+dubuque&hl=en

	Lincoln Beachey from YouTube user: P6RnD1rNVEI		Lincoln Beachey from YouTube user: P6RnD1rNVEI

Randylyon at 20:38, 5 May 2014

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	He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.		He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.

	Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.		[[Image:Scan 13.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Beachey in Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.

	During a performance in August 1914, Beachey demonstrated inverted flight and "loop the loop" flying to the local audience. (3) Doing similar stunts during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the wing of the monoplane ripped off causing Beachey to plunge out of control to his death in San Francisco Bay.		During a performance in August 1914, Beachey demonstrated inverted flight and "loop the loop" flying to the local audience. (3) Doing similar stunts during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the wing of the monoplane ripped off causing Beachey to plunge out of control to his death in San Francisco Bay.

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	[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887-San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). "The Flying Fool." One of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s, Beachey first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising, "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2) He ~~arrived in~~ Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.		[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887-San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). "The Flying Fool." One of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s, Beachey first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising, "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2)

			He returned to Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.

	Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.		Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.

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	Lincoln Beachey from YouTube user: P6RnD1rNVEI		Lincoln Beachey from YouTube user: P6RnD1rNVEI

	LINCOLN BEACHEY - A Brief Biography. Online: www.lincolnbeachey.com/lbbio.html		LINCOLN BEACHEY - A Brief Biography. Online: http://www.lincolnbeachey.com/lbbio.html

	The LINCOLN BEACHEY Web Site. Online: www.lincolnbeachey.com/		The LINCOLN BEACHEY Web Site. Online: http://www.lincolnbeachey.com/

	The Forgotten Father of Aerobatics - Lincoln Beachey: The Man Who Owned the Sky: http://www.frankmarrero.com/Beachey/The_Forgotten_Father_of_Aerobatics.html		The Forgotten Father of Aerobatics - Lincoln Beachey: The Man Who Owned the Sky: http://www.frankmarrero.com/Beachey/The_Forgotten_Father_of_Aerobatics.html

Randylyon at 02:46, 24 October 2013

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	[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887-San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). "The Flying Fool." One of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s, Beachey arrived in Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.		[[Image:beachey.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Lincoln Beachey]]BEACHEY, Lincoln. (San Francisco, CA, Mar. 3, 1887-San Francisco, CA, Mar. 1915). "The Flying Fool." One of America's most daring aviators in the early 1900s, Beachey first came to Dubuque in 1907 in the midst of a county fair and weeks of billboards advertising, "Lincoln Beachey, the young sailor of the air will fly everyday." (1) He flew a small dirigible an estimated two hundred feet into the air and then around the mile long race track. Thousands cheered. (2) He arrived in Dubuque in September 1911, for a performance at [[NUTWOOD PARK]]. Already known for his breathtaking plunge into the Niagara Falls gorge and flight beneath its suspension bridge, Beachey raced and easily beat several local motorcyclists on the first day of his demonstration. A crowd estimated at 25,000, the largest in Nutwood history, watched the aerial daredevil the following day as he plunged his plane toward the earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last minute to soar again into the sky.

	Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.		Beachey returned to Dubuque in July 1912. He introduced airmail service to the city by flying postmarked cards and letters from Nutwood to 33rd and Jackson [[STREETS]] where they were then carried by a post office wagon. During one of his performances at Nutwood Park, Beachey dropped loaves of bread on members of the National Guard who were "firing" at his plane. Beachey later explained that the loaves of bread were intended by him to be bombs which he felt could be used on troops. The demonstration is believed to be the first for aerial bombing in the United States.

	During a performance in August 1914, Beachey demonstrated inverted flight and "loop the loop" flying to the local audience. Doing similar stunts during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the wing of the monoplane ripped off causing Beachey to plunge out of control to his death in San Francisco Bay.		During a performance in August 1914, Beachey demonstrated inverted flight and "loop the loop" flying to the local audience. (3) Doing similar stunts during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, the wing of the monoplane ripped off causing Beachey to plunge out of control to his death in San Francisco Bay.

	Lincoln Beachey at the Iowa State Fair		Lincoln Beachey at the Iowa State Fair


	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6RnD1rNVEI		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6RnD1rNVEI

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			1. "Beachey and His Seven "Aerial" Years," Telegraph Herald, July 7, 1914, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dAheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=318NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688,3306686&dq=human+fly+dubuque&hl=en

	Lincoln Beachey from YouTube user: P6RnD1rNVEI		Lincoln Beachey from YouTube user: P6RnD1rNVEI

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