Oscar Brindley (November 21, 1885 – May 2, 1918) was a pioneering United States aviator, barnstormer, instructor and military pilot. He was trained at the Wright Brothers Flying School in Dayton Ohio.

Death

Having reached the rank of major in the Army (Signal Corps), Brindley was killed May 2, 1918, at Dayton Ohio with Col. Henry Damm while testing a new American-built Airco DH.4, the American version of the De Havilland DH-4. Reportedly the DH-4 dropped to the ground while making a turn at .

Oscar Brindley

See also

Wright Flying School

References

External links

EarlyAviators.com

1885 births

1918 deaths

Accidental deaths in Ohio

Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1918

Oscar Brindley