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LINCOLN BEACHEY
MARCH 3, 1887
MARCH 14, 1915
LINCOLN BEACHEY WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO AND CALLED THE CITY "HOME
ALL HIS SHORT LIFE. HIS AERIAL ADVENTURES STARTED AT AGE 18, FLYNG
DIRIGIBLES. BEACHEY MADE THE WORLD'S FIRST AIR MAIL DELIVERY DURING AN
AIR SHOW IN PORTLAND, OREGON, IN 1905. AT 23 HE APPRENTICED HIMSELF TO
GLENN CURTISS, FIRST AS A MECHANIC, THEN A PILOT. BEACHEY FLEW WITH THE
CURTISS TEAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. EVERYDAY THAT HE PERFORMED HE EARNED
MORE THAN THE YEARLY NATIONAL AVERAGE INCOME. BEACHEY RETIRED FROM
FLYING IN 1913 AFTER BEING HELD RESPONSIBILE FOR THE DEATH S OF OTHER
AVIATORS WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED HIS MANEUVERS. HIS RETIREMENT ENDED WHEN
HE LEARNED THAT A FRENCHMAN HAD LOOPED AN AIRPLANE. HE RETURNED TO THE
AIR IN A FULLY AEROBATIO CURTISS BIPLANE DUBBED "LITTLE LOOPER AFTER
A SUCCESSFUL 1914 NATIONAL TOUR, BEACHEY RETURNED HOME TO FLY IN THE
PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION. FOR THIS EYENT HE AND HIS BROTHER HILLERY
BUILT A NEW MONOPLANE, "LE TAUBE" PERFORMING FOR EXPOSITION VISITORS.
BEACHEY TOOK OFF FROM THE MARINA GREEN ON MARCH 14, 1915. BOTR WINGS OF
"LE TAUBE" FAILED, FOLDING TO THE REAR, AND BEACHEY DIYED INTO THE BAY
NEAR THIS SPOT. THE FATHER OF AEROBATICS WAS GONE AT AGE 28.
DEDICATED ON ZINCOLN BEACHEY DAY 1998
MARCH 14, CY 6003, &Y YERBA DUENA NO. 3
ANCIENT AND HONOAABLE DXDER OF E CLAMPSUS VITUS
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA POST CARD CLUB
ECV plaque, Marina Green
Photo: Jack Daley
