Morris M. Titterington
Morris Maxey Titterington (July 20, 1891 – July 11, 1928) was a pioneering aviator, and engineer.
Biography
Titterington was born in Paris, Texas, the son of George Titterington.
Titterington graduated from Bliss Electrical School in 1913. In 1914 he graduated from the Curtiss Flying School. In 1918 he was working for the Sperry Gyroscope Corporation and was living in Brooklyn.[1] He was included in the 1925 edition of Who's Who in American Aviation.
Titterington and Brice Herbert Goldsborough founded the Pioneer Instrument Company in 1919. Titterington designed the Earth inductor compass in 1924.
In 1928 he took off in a Travel Air, headed across the Pennsylvania mountains and crashed to his death during bad weather after being struck by lightning.[2][3]
Bernice Gamble Andrews
Bernice Gamble Andrews (1905-1928) died with him as his passenger.[4] She was the beneficiary of his insurance policy, and she was the daughter of George A. Gamble of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She was previously married to Fred Andrews and had a son: Fred Andrews, Jr. She had worked in Hollywood as Patricia Perry.
References
- ↑ Titterington's World War I draft registration
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The Evening Independent - Jul 11, 1928; Lightning Strikes Plane, Killing Two
Further reading
- New York Times; July 13, 1928. Titterington plane was hit by lightning; Witnesses Saw Machine Smoking Before It Fell With Inventor and Actress.
- Who's Who in American Aviation 1925
- Final Bliss Alumni Address, 1955
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a United States engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article related to aviation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
