Charles F. Blair, Jr.
American aviator · United States · Lived 1909 to 1978 · aged 69
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Something wrong?Charles F. Blair Jr. was an American aviation pioneer who helped work out the routes and navigation techniques necessary for long-distance flights.
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Cap. C. Blair's Mustang being refueled at Bardufoss Airport before taking off on the flight from Bardufoss to Fairbanks.
Charles Blair's Excalibur III on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (NASM)
NC58021, with which Blair helped found United States Overseas Airlines (USOA), in 1948 when it operated El Al's first flight
Associated Air Transport's first aircraft, Sikorsky VS-44 "Reykjavik"
Antilles Air Boats Short Sandringham 1977
A Grumman G-21 similar to the one Blair was flying on the day of his accidentAwards
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Charles F. Blair Jr. was an American aviation pioneer who helped work out the routes and navigation techniques necessary for long-distance flights. He served as a reserve officer, early in his career for the United States Navy, reaching the rank of captain, and later for the United States Air Force, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He died in a transportation accident in the Caribbean while captaining a Grumman Goose seaplane for his airline, Antilles Air Boats.
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