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Col Roscoe Turner

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Col Roscoe Turner

Birth
Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA
Death
23 Jun 1970 (aged 74)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Mausoleum (Garden Crypt), D-10-2K
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Indianapolis 500 Official. Distinguished Flying Cross. Roscoe Turner Flying Circus. Worked in Howard Hughes' movie "Hell's Angels." Organized Nevada Airlines. Transcontinental speed record setter. Winner of the Bendix air race, Thompson race. Featured on cover of TIME. Carried "Gilmore" the lion with him (Sponsored by Gilmore Oil Co.) Established flying school and Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corp in Indianapolis, Ind., and a flying school for WWII pilots. His funeral was attended by famed aviators and race drivers.
Indianapolis 500 Official. Distinguished Flying Cross. Roscoe Turner Flying Circus. Worked in Howard Hughes' movie "Hell's Angels." Organized Nevada Airlines. Transcontinental speed record setter. Winner of the Bendix air race, Thompson race. Featured on cover of TIME. Carried "Gilmore" the lion with him (Sponsored by Gilmore Oil Co.) Established flying school and Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corp in Indianapolis, Ind., and a flying school for WWII pilots. His funeral was attended by famed aviators and race drivers.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 13, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3425/roscoe-turner: accessed ), memorial page for Col Roscoe Turner (29 Sep 1895–23 Jun 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3425, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.