# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lowell-herbert-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:29:58.838Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lowell-herbert-smith"
name: "Lowell Herbert Smith"
slug: "lowell-herbert-smith"
description: "Lowell Herbert Smith was a pioneer American airman who piloted the first airplane to receive a complete mid-air refueling 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 along with one other made the first aerial circumnavigation in 1924. Smith held 16 records for military aircraft in speed, endurance and distance. He was awarded the best achievement in flight Mackay Trophy twice."
tagline: "American pilot (1892-1945)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lowell_Herbert_Smith_headshot_on_September_10%2C_1924.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1892-10-08"
deathDate: "1945-11-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.21
  momentum:             15
  historical:           4.805904
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "لويل سميث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB"
    title: "لويل سميث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Smith"
    title: "Lowell Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Smith"
    title: "Lowell Smith"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4115812"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump