Oscar Brindley

Oscar Brindley (November 21, 1885 – May 2, 1918)[2] was a pioneering United States aviator, barnstormer, instructor and military pilot. He was trained at the Wright Brothers Flying School in Dayton Ohio.

Oscar Brindley
Lt. Harry Gantz,[1] Oscar Brindley in cockpit
Born
Oscar Allen Brindley

November 21, 1885
Athens, Ohio
DiedMay 2, 1918
Dayton, Ohio McCook Field
Resting placeWashington Cemetery, Washington Pennsylvania (Washington County, Pennsylvania)
Occupationaviator, instructor
Years active1910-18

Death

Having reached the rank of Major in the Army (Signal Corps) Brindley was killed May 2, 1918 at Dayton Ohio with Col. Henry Damm while testing a new American built Airco DH.4, the American version of the De Havilland DH-4. Reportedly the DH-4 dropped to the ground while making a turn at 400 feet.[3]

See also

References
  1. Harry Gantz;findagrave.com
  2. Oscar Brindley; findagrave.com
  3. Various 1918 newspapers noting the deaths of Oscar Brindley and Colonel Damm
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