Charles Francis Walsh

For the football coach, see Chile Walsh.

Charles Francis Walsh in 1910

Charles Francis Walsh (October 27, 1877 – October 3, 1912) was a pioneer aviator who died in a crash in Trenton, New Jersey.

Biography

He was born in Mission Valley, California to Walter C. Walsh. He had a brother, Robert J. Walsh. The family moved to San Diego, California. Charles hitchhiked to Los Angeles in 1901 to look for work. He took classes and then got a job as a steam engineer at the California General Hospital in Los Angeles. He married Alice Connolly on September 23, 1903. In January 1904, they moved to Winslow, Arizona when Charlie was offered a job with the Union Pacific Railroad. He lost his temper as an apprentice and moved back to Los Angeles to work in an oil refinery as a field engineer in the Dominguez flatlands.

Aviation

Charles learned to fly from Lincoln Beachy. He crashed and died in 1912 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, San Diego.

External links

• Charles Francis Walsh at Early Aviators
• Image gallery.

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Name	Walsh, Charles Francis
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Date of birth	October 27, 1877
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Date of death	October 3, 1912
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