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George Newberry

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English President of the Argentine Aero Club

1913 Set Argentine altitude records

1914 Sets world record for altitude with 20,400 feet

1914 March 1st. Died when flying a Morane Saulnier monoplane (La Rhone engine). He was starting on the first attempt to fly over the Andes when his plane crashed. His passenger Rastra was seriously injured.

Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires is named after him

See Also

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Sources of Information

The History of British Aviation 1908-14 by R. Dallas Brett. Published c1930.

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