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Albert Francis Hegenberger

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Albert Francis Hegenberger

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
31 Aug 1983 (aged 87)
Goldenrod, Seminole County, Florida, USA
Burial
Casselberry, Seminole County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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Aviation Pioneer. Major General USAAF WWI and WWII aviator, Aviation Hall of Fame. On June 28-29-1927, Hegenberger, and First Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland became the first aviators to fly from the mainland United States to Hawaii, winning the Air Force's Mackay Trophy. He made the first solo blind flight (1934), and developed the first instrument landing system.
Aviation Pioneer. Major General USAAF WWI and WWII aviator, Aviation Hall of Fame. On June 28-29-1927, Hegenberger, and First Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland became the first aviators to fly from the mainland United States to Hawaii, winning the Air Force's Mackay Trophy. He made the first solo blind flight (1934), and developed the first instrument landing system.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Anne Rupert
  • Added: Dec 6, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5108217/albert_francis-hegenberger: accessed ), memorial page for Albert Francis Hegenberger (30 Sep 1895–31 Aug 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5108217, citing All Faiths Memorial Park, Casselberry, Seminole County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.