Frank Joseph Bell (June 4, 1880 [1] – November 5, 1957) was an American aviator from Wisconsin. [2] Bell also worked as a dentist. Bell was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
He was born in 1880 in Potosi, Wisconsin. [1] [3] In 1912, Bell flew the first recorded flight into Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana. He utilized a homemade Curtiss 0-x-5 airplane.[ citation needed] In 1913, he made the longest flight to date in Montana, a record he held until 1916. [4] He was the 198th person to gain an American pilots' license. [4]
He married Alice A. McCormick in 1906. [5]
He was made a fellow of the American College of Dentistry in 1939. [6]
He died on November 5, 1957, in Billings. [6] [7]
Frank Joseph Bell (June 4, 1880 [1] – November 5, 1957) was an American aviator from Wisconsin. [2] Bell also worked as a dentist. Bell was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
He was born in 1880 in Potosi, Wisconsin. [1] [3] In 1912, Bell flew the first recorded flight into Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana. He utilized a homemade Curtiss 0-x-5 airplane.[ citation needed] In 1913, he made the longest flight to date in Montana, a record he held until 1916. [4] He was the 198th person to gain an American pilots' license. [4]
He married Alice A. McCormick in 1906. [5]
He was made a fellow of the American College of Dentistry in 1939. [6]
He died on November 5, 1957, in Billings. [6] [7]