Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park issued the following announcement on Oct 25.
In October of 1913, The New York Times hosted the American Aerial Derby, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk. It was a timed circuit around Staten Island and many aviators registered to enter the competition. One of those pilots was Albert Jewell, who had received his license just six months earlier and was eager to join in on the competition. On October 13 he took off from Long Island to fly to Staten Island to compete, but his plane never made it. There was a lot of fog that morning as Jewell lifted off in his Blériot airplane and he disappeared into it. A large search party went out to look for Jewell, but neither pilot nor plane was ever recovered – a reward was even offered by the Aeronautical Society for information regarding his disappearance. What do you think happened to Albert Jewell?
We hope you have enjoyed our Spooky Sunday series and have a safe and happy Halloween next weekend!
Image: Portrait of Albert Jewell. Blériot XI, similar to Jewell’s, flown by Mikael Carlson in the 1990s.
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Original source can be found here.
Source: Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
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