1890 - 1927
Wilfred Yackey American Aviator
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Details
| Birthday |
27th August, 1890
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| Birthplace |
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| Died |
4th October, 1927
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| Place of Death |
Maywood, Illinois, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
World War I pilot, aviator
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Wilfred Anthony (Tony) Yackey, Jr. (August 27, 1890 – October 4, 1927), known professionally as W.A. Yackey, was an airplane pioneer of the 1920s. A veteran pilot of World War I, he flew for both the United States and Italian Air Force, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre by the French government for acts of heroism against the enemy. Returning to the United States, he settled outside of Chicago and operated the Checkerboard Aviation Field in Maywood, Illinois. From this area he would start a flying school, advertised as one of the oldest flying schools in the United States at the time. He would also start the Yackey Aircraft Company, first modifying surplus World War I planes for civilian private and commercial use, and later manufacturing planes of his own design. On October 4, 1927, Tony Yackey died while he was testing one of his planes over the air field when a wing collapsed, causing the plane to crash into the grounds.
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