Archibald Hoxsey
American aviator
Archibald Hoxsey (October 15, 1884 – December 31, 1910) was an American aviator who worked for the Wright brothers.
Biography
Hoxsey was born in Staunton, Illinois, on October 15, 1884. He moved with his parents to Pasadena, California. In his early twenties he worked as an auto mechanic and chauffeur. By 1909-1910 his mechanical ability led to a meeting with the Wright Brothers. In March 1910 the Wright brothers opened a flight school in Montgomery, Alabama, and Hoxsey was a teacher there. There he became the first pilot to fly at night.
On October 11, 1910, at Kinloch Field in St. Louis he took Theodore Roosevelt up in an airplane.
Because of their dueling altitude record attempts, he and Ralph Johnstone were nicknamed the "heavenly twins".
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