Category Archives: Aviation Pioneers (pre-1930)

Richmond Viall

Richmond Viall (1896-1973) was born in Providence on June 26, 1896; his father was second-in-command at Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company when it was a global force in the machine tools business. He attended Williams College, but left in 1917 to join the British forces in Canada. He joined the Royal Canadian Flying Corps as […]

November 18, 20172017, Airport, Facilities & Support, Aviation Pioneers (pre-1930), Military (Other), RIAHOF Inductee, WWIRoyal Flying Corps

Hugh Willoughby

Hugh Willoughby (1856-1939) Newport resident Hugh Willoughby was was an avid inventor, traveler, aviator, and sportsman. He built his first serious aircraft model in 1894, the same year he organized the Naval Reserve in Rhode Island (he graduated from the Naval War College in 1896). By 1900 he was a noted aerial photographer, taking pictures […]

October 23, 20042004, Aviation Pioneers (pre-1930), Inventors & Innovatorsbiplane, seaplane, triplane

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