Thomas W. Benoist
Aviator (1874-1917) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 42
Thomas W. Benoist was an American aviator and aircraft manufacturer. In an aviation career of only ten years, he formed the world's first aircraft parts distribution company, established one of the leading early American aircraft manufacturing companies and a successful flying school, and from January to April 1914...
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Benoist making his first flight, in a Gill-Curtiss biplane at Kinloch Field in Kinloch, Missouri, on September 18, 1910.
Tom Benoist seated in an airplane of his own design and make at the 1910 International Aeronautic Tournament at Kinloch Field. Missouri History Museum.
Composite photograph of a man and two women watching a Benoist airplane in flight at Kinloch Field. Photographs by Russell Froelich, c. 1910-1912. Missouri History Museum.About this person
In an aviation career of only ten years, he formed the world's first aircraft parts distribution company, established one of the leading early American aircraft manufacturing companies and a successful flying school, and from January to April 1914 operated the world's first scheduled airline.
