John F. "Jack" McGee

John F. "Jack" McGee (HMUBG)

Location: Pawtucket, RI 02861 Providence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 52.141', W 71° 21.234'

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Rhode Island's First Aviator

1885-1918
During his flying career, Jack McGee, one of Pawtucket's most famous sons and a pioneer in this country's aviation history, used this general area of Darlington to make many of his historic flights.On June 11th 1918 he was killed when the Wright aeroplane flying boat he was testing for the Galladett Aircraft Corporation plunged into the Cowesett Bay in East Greenwich RI. Ending the career of one of the country's first pioneer aviators
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 7:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 304650 N 4637912
Decimal Degrees41.86901667, -71.35390000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 52.141', W 71° 21.234'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 52' 8.46" N, 71° 21' 14.04" W
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Area Code(s)401
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-431 Newport Ave, Pawtucket RI 02861, US
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