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Alexander Pearson, Jr. : ウィキペディア英語版 | Alexander Pearson, Jr.
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, Jr. (November 12, 1895 – September 2, 1924) was a prominent aviation figure in the Army Air Service from 1919 until his death in 1924. He is credited with setting the world speed record in March 1923. Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington was dedicated in his honor on by order of the Secretary of War Major General John L. Hines on May 7, 1925. ==Biography== Pearson was born in Sterling, Kansas on November 12, 1895〔 and graduated high school in Hutchinson, Kansas. Pearson then moved to Eugene, Oregon where he enrolled at the University of Oregon.〔Pearson Field: Washington's Pioneer Airport. Historylink. 2010-05-23. URL:http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=pf_output.cfm&file_id=7404. Accessed: 2010-05-23. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5pxFOrzI1)〕 Pearson joined the Army when the United States entered the war in 1917 and later in served the Air Service. .〔 Pearson served as an Army test pilot and held numerous flight records, including the transcontinental speed record. He lost his life while preparing for the Pulitzer race in Ohio. Flying the Curtiss R-8, a wing strut failed as Pearson attempted to recover from a dive and his plane crashed into the ground at 260 miles per hour near Fairfield, Ohio, killing him instantly.〔
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