Rutherford Page

Rutherford Page (April 27, 1887 - January 22, 1912) was an early American aviator who died in an airplane crash.[1] An account of Page's death, with photo of him, can be found in Lawrence Goldstone's 2017 young adult book "Higher, Steeper, Faster: The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies".[2]

Page on January 22, 1912, taking off on his last flight

Biography

He was born on April 27, 1887, in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Yale University in 1910. He crashed from a height of 75 feet at Dominguez Field in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 1912, at 4:00 in his Curtiss biplane and was dead when extricated from the wreckage.[3][4]

References
  1. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE; Tuesday Morning January 23, 1912 Wealthy Aviator Jumps to Death From Biplane in View of Thousands (..with photo)
  2. HIGHER, STEEPER, FASTER The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies by Lawrence Goldstone c.2017
  3. "Aviator Page killed in Los Angeles crash. Thousands of Spectators See Young New Yorker Plunge from Height of 75 Feet". New York Times. January 23, 1912. Retrieved 2011-11-15. Rutherford Page of New York City fell from a height of seventy-five feet in a Curtiss biplane and was dead when helpers extricated him from the wreckage at Dominguez Field here shortly after 4:04 pm.
  4. THE EVENING STAR; January 23, 1912 Wins Aviation Race, But Loses His Life (with photo)
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