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    John Bevins Moisant (April 25, 1868 – December 31, 1910) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, flight instructor, businessman, and revolutionary...
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  • Moisant may refer to: John Bevins Moisant (1868–1910), American aviation pioneer and brother of Matilde Matilde E. Moisant (1878–1964), American aviation...
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    Airport) was too small. The airport was originally named Moisant Field after daredevil aviator John Moisant, who died in 1910 in an airplane crash on agricultural...
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    Matilde Josephine Moisant (September 13, 1878 – February 5, 1964) was an American pioneer aviator, the second woman in the United States to obtain a pilot's...
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    Matilde Moisant, the second American woman to earn her pilot certificate—two days after her friend, journalist Harriet Quimby. In 1911, Moisant let Quimby...
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    at the Moisant Aviation School. Alfred Moisant, John Moisant's brother, was her flight instructor at the Moisant Aviation School. On August 1, 1911, she...
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  • aviator John Moisant. Fifi accompanied Moisant during the first aeroplane flight from London-to-Paris on 23 August 1910. After Moisant was killed at...
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    The Moisant Aviation School was a school in the early days of aviation founded by Alfred Moisant at Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Alfred and his brother...
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    Orleans International Airport was originally named Moisant Field after daredevil aviator John Moisant, who died in 1910 in an airplane crash on agricultural...
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    William Carpenter Lambert Charles Lindbergh Didier Masson Marie Meyer John Moisant Clyde Pangborn Louis Paulhan Adolphe Pégoud Wiley Post Harriet Quimby Tex...
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    included Wilbur Wright, Alfred Leblanc, Émile Aubrun, René Simon, John Moisant and Claude Grahame-White. The show awarded prize money of US$72,300 (equivalent...
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  • Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1933) 1868 – John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (d. 1910) 1871 – Lorne Currie, French-English...
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    Jacques Moisant de Brieux (13 May 1611 – 20 May 1674) was a French poet and historian. Born at Caen (Normandy) in an aristocratic Huguenot family on 13...
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    the original World War II-era runway. Following takeoff, the 737 flew to Moisant Field, where further maintenance work was performed. After its return to...
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    inaugural head of state to fly on an airplane, piloted by Geo M. Dyott of Moisant International. In 1915, the site opened as Balbuena Military Airport, equipped...
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    but many areas of the new suburbs in Jefferson Parish were deluged, and Moisant Airport was shut down under 2 feet (0.61 m) of water. In January 1961 a...
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  • politician Matilde Ladrón de Guevara (1910–2009), Chilean poet Matilde E. Moisant (1878–1964), American aviator Matilde Powers (born 1982), Danish politician...
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    relinquished that role in the summer of 1946 when airline service began from Moisant International Airport (now Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)...
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    Tony LeVier Johnny Livingston Mike Mangold Paul Mantz Jim Mollison John Moisant Blanche Noyes Adolphe Pégoud John Cyril Porte C. W. A. Scott Lyle Shelton...
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  • Mexican Revolution. On June 25, 1916, while flying a loop maneuver in his Moisant monoplane at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin fairgrounds a wing collapsed and he...
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    rewarded the Black Prince's squire who informed him of young Edward's birth (Moisant 1894, p. 149). Thus, a birth date of 27 January 1364/5 may be employed...
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    1910 Ralph Johnstone Dec 31, 1910 Archibald Hoxsey Dec 31, 1910 John Moisant Jan 9, 1911 Edvard Rusjan May 10, 1911 George E. M. Kelly Jun 18, 1911...
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    1910 Ralph Johnstone Dec 31, 1910 Archibald Hoxsey Dec 31, 1910 John Moisant Jan 9, 1911 Edvard Rusjan May 10, 1911 George E. M. Kelly Jun 18, 1911...
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    (checks all done) 16:07:59 First officer Takeoff thrust 16:08:00 PHM 66K Moisant tower six six kilo. 16:08:02 PHM 66K Six six kilo traffic is a helicopter...
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    1910 Ralph Johnstone Dec 31, 1910 Archibald Hoxsey Dec 31, 1910 John Moisant Jan 9, 1911 Edvard Rusjan May 10, 1911 George E. M. Kelly Jun 18, 1911...
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    1910 Ralph Johnstone Dec 31, 1910 Archibald Hoxsey Dec 31, 1910 John Moisant Jan 9, 1911 Edvard Rusjan May 10, 1911 George E. M. Kelly Jun 18, 1911...
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  • – Reginald Doherty, British tennis player (b. 1872) December 31 – John Moisant, American aviator (b. 1868) Emma Bedelia Dunham, American poet and teacher...
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    1910 Ralph Johnstone Dec 31, 1910 Archibald Hoxsey Dec 31, 1910 John Moisant Jan 9, 1911 Edvard Rusjan May 10, 1911 George E. M. Kelly Jun 18, 1911...
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    terrain: mountain Charles Franklin Niles United States 1916 Pioneer aviator Moisant monoplane Fairgrounds Oshkosh, Wisconsin Crashed while performing a loop...
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    Moholy-Nagy, artist, founder of IIT Institute of Design (born in Hungary) John Moisant, early 20th Century aviator Bo Molenda, NFL player and coach Jim Molinari...
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