1884 - 1956
James Floyd Smith American Inventor
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Passed away on 18th April, 1956 aged 71.
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| First Name |
James
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| Middle Name |
Floyd
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Birthday |
17th October, 1884
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| Birthplace |
Geneseo, Illinois, US
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| Died |
18th April, 1956
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| Place of Death |
San Diego, California, US
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| Buried |
Portal of Folded Wings
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Engineer, Instructor Pilot, Test Pilot, Parachute Manufacturer
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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James Floyd Smith (17 October 1884 – 18 April 1956) was an inventor, aviation pioneer, and parachute manufacturer. With borrowed money, he built, then taught himself to fly his own airplane. He worked as a flight instructor and test pilot for Glenn L. Martin at Bennett's bean field, which became LAX. From San Diego in 1916, Smith won the Aero Club of America's Medal of Merit by setting three altitude records, flying a Martin S seaplane reaching that aircraft's ceiling of 12,333 feet. During World War I, he formed the Floyd Smith Aerial Equipment Company in San Diego, California. In May 1920, he won a patent for the first back pack, free fall type, ripcord operated parachute. Smith's original ripcord parachute is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Dayton, Ohio.
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