Rutherford Page

Rutherford Page (1880 - January 22, 1912) was an early American aviator who died in an airplane crash.

Biography

He was from New York and crashed from a height of 75 feet at Dominguez Field in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 1912 at 4:00 in his Curtiss biplane and was dead when extricated from the wreckage.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Aviator Page killed in Los Angeles crash. Thousands of Spectators See Young New Yorker Plunge from Height of 75 Feet". New York Times. January 23, 1912. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10D11FF3C5813738DDDAA0A94D9405B828DF1D3. Retrieved 2011-11-15. "Rutherford Page of New York City fell from a height of seventy-five feet in a Curtiss biplane and was dead when helpers extricated him from the wreckage at Dominguez Field here shortly after 4:04 pm."