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Lowell H. Smith (1892—
November 4 1945) was a pioneer
American airman who piloted the first airplane to receive a complete mid-
air refueling (along with
Lt. John P. Richter) on
June 27,
1923, and later set an endurance record of 37 hours on
August 28, both in a
De Havilland DH-4B. Smith also piloted the
Douglas World Cruiser Chicago, which among two others made the
first aerial circumnavigation in 1924. Smith held 16 records for military aircraft in speed, endurance and distance.
Smith first became an aviator for the
Mexican Army (1915), but in 1917 joined the
Army Air Service. In 1919 he found himself able to participate in the Great Transcontinental Air Race. However, on the evening of
October 15 his aircraft was destroyed by fire when lanterns being used by mechanics ignited a wing. Smith received permission to continue the race if he could find a replacement aircraft. Prospects seemed dim until Major
Carl Andrew Spaatz arrived on
October 17. It took only a little pleading before Spaatz agreed to turn over his plane to Smith. Going on to conquer wind and weather, Smith became the first
West Coast flier to complete the round trip when he arrived in
San Francisco on October 21. In 1936, Smith was appointed to the
War Department Board for standardizing airplane design and procurement procedures. Under his guidance from February 1942 to March 1943,
Davis-Monthan became the top training base for
B-17 and
B-24 crews during
World War II.
Smith died from injuries suffered when he fell from a horse in the
Catalina Foothills, Arizona, and was buried at
Arlington National Cemetery. Lowell H. Smith Elementary School in
Tucson, Arizona was named after him.
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