Roscoe Turner
American airplane racer (1895-1970) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74
Roscoe Turner was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion.
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1975National Aviation Hall of FameAward1970Died23 June 19701939
Flight at MidnightFilm, Col. Roscoe Turner1930
Hell's AngelsFilm, Pilot (uncredited)1895Born29 September 1895
Flight at MidnightFilm, Col. Roscoe Turner1930Hell's AngelsFilm, Pilot (uncredited)1895Born29 September 1895Also in Français
Filmography 2
3 credits on file
Media & music
Photos 9
Turner with his wife Carline Stovall, business magnate Howard Hughes and actress Greta Nissen, circa 1928
Roscoe Turner, and Gilmore as a cub (1930)
Wedell-Williams 44 Replica (NR61Y)
1934 Thompson Trophy Plaque
MacRobertson Race Boeing 247 displayed at NASM (painted NC13369 on right side, NR257Y on left side)
Turner RT-14 Special, 'Ring-Free Meteor', Oakland, 1938![Turner-Laird RT-14 Meteor on display at the Udvar-Hazy annex of the National Air and Space Museum.[29]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Turner_RT-14_Meteor.jpg/500px-Turner_RT-14_Meteor.jpg)
Turner-Laird RT-14 Meteor on display at the Udvar-Hazy annex of the National Air and Space Museum.[29]Awards
About this person
He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1970 · aged 74
