harryatwood

In 1911, Harry Nelson Atwood (1883-1967) landed a plane on the White House lawn to accept an award from President William Howard Taft.

www.earlyaviators.com/eatwood.htm

"Harry N. Atwood on His Record Breaking Trip from St. Louis to New York, 1265 miles, August 14 to 25, 1911" – From postcard – Aerofiles "By 1911, Harry Atwood, a student of the Wright brothers, had become one of America's most celebrated aviators. He stunned New Yorkers with his daredevil flight among Manhattan's skyscrapers and thrilled the country when he landed his biplane on the South Lawn of the White House. His 1911 record-setting distance flights from Boston to Washington and from St. Louis to New York brought international fame." – OhioLINK

Sounds like someone I would have liked to know..

I have a photo of my grandfather standing near Atwood's biplane at Euclid Beach ,OH taken August 1911. Contact me if interested.

probably harry atwood www.earlyaviators.com/eatwood.htm

Yeah - in the large version he looks pretty much identical to this.

"Harry N. Atwood on His Record Breaking Trip from St. Louis to New York, 1265 miles, August 14 to 25, 1911" -- From postcard with photograph similar to this -- Aerofiles "By 1911, Harry Atwood, a student of the Wright brothers, had become one of America's most celebrated aviators. He stunned New Yorkers with his daredevil flight among Manhattan's skyscrapers and thrilled the country when he landed his biplane on the South Lawn of the White House. His 1911 record-setting distance flights from Boston to Washington and from St. Louis to New York brought international fame." -- OhioLINK

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Atwood

My great grandfather!

probably Harry Atwood www.earlyaviators.com/eatwood.htm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Atwood

Cool !

Harry Atwood ( Aero Club of America Pilot # 33 July 3, 1911 ) in Wright Model B