1. Walter Brookins was the first pilot trained by the Wright brothers for their exhibition team.
11 Facts About Walter Brookins
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Walter Brookins had three siblings: Alpharetta Brookins who married Walter P Hoffman; Noah Orville Brookins ; Earl Brookins.
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Walter Brookins was taught at school by Katharine Wright, sister of the Wright brothers, and that led to his interest in flying.
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Walter Brookins became the Wrights' first instructor for the Wright Exhibition Team.
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Walter Brookins later set world records for altitude, transcontinental flight and endurance.
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On 29 September 1910, Walter Brookins piloted the first flight from Chicago, Illinois, to Springfield, Illinois.
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Walter Brookins flew in a Wright Model B For this flight he was awarded $10,000.
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On 29 October 1910, Walter Brookins flew the new Wright Baby Grand, a clipped-wing, V8-powered flyer to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy competition at Belmont, New York.
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On December 20,1910, Walter Brookins performed his "spiral dip" at Dominguez Field, Los Angeles.
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Walter Brookins climbed to 500 feet powered by the Wright four-cylinder engine, then spiraled down whirling in a circle about 10 feet in diameter.
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Walter Brookins died in 1953 in Los Angeles and his ashes were buried at the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.