Frank Herbert Burnside

Frank Burnside in 1916

Frank Herbert Burnside (August 7, 1888 - August 26, 1935) was a record-holding pioneer airmail pilot.^[1]

Biography

Frank Herbert Burnside was born on August 7, 1888 in Oneonta, New York. He originally studied to be a musician, but learned to fly in 1911. In 1913 he set the American flight altitude record at 12,950 feet in Bath, New York besting the record set by Lincoln Beachey in Chicago in 1911.^[2]

Burnside retired from flying in 1931 and he died on August 26, 1935 in Bath, New York.^[1][3]

Aviation records

• American flight altitude record of 12,950 feet in Bath, New York (1913).^[4][2]
• American air speed record of 95.0 and 97.4 mph (1916).^[4][5]
• American (and possibly world) air speed record of 163.68 mph (1919).^[4]

External links

• Frank Herbert Burnside at the Hall of Fame for Steuben County, New York
• Frank Herbert Burnside at Findagrave
• Frank Herbert Burnside at Early Aviators

References

1. "Frank H. Burnside, Air Pioneer Dead One of the Fliers Who Put Air Mail in Operation". New York Times. August 27, 1935. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
2. "Aviator Up 12,950 Feet. Frank Burnside Sets New American Altitude Mark at Bath, N.Y.". New York Times. July 27, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
3. "Pioneer Flier Dies in Bath". Rochester Journal. August 27, 1935. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
4. "Frank Herbert Burnside". Steuben County, New York. July 27, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
5. "Flies 95 Miles Per Hour. Frank Burnside, In Biplane, Sets New American Record". Baltimore Sun. February 3, 1916. Retrieved 2013-11-21.