Jimmie Angel

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James Crawford Angel Marshall (born Springfield, Missouri, USA, 1899 – December 8, 1956) was an American aviator after whom Angel Falls in Venezuela were named.

Angel was one of the first foreigners to see the falls, in 1933. His other achievements were the landing of his plane on the top of Auyantepui (Devil's Mountain) in 1937. He broke the plane during the process of landing and had to trek through the rainforest to the nearest settlement. He received near-legendary status in Venezuela. It is known that Jimmie Angel always used to have something to drink in the cockpit (mainly beer and other alcoholic beverages) while he was flying. The creation of the artificial horizon is to some extent related to him since through his glass or bottle of beer he was able to determine the pitch and roll of the aircraft as he was flying in in harsh metereological conditions.

He died in Panama in 1956 from injuries received from a flying accident.

He served in World War I with the Canadian Air Forces. See[1].