Friherre baron Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström (5 March 1867 – 29 June 1918) was a pioneering Swedish aviator, known as "the flying Baron".
Carl Gustav Cederström | |
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 Carl Cederström in 1910 | |
| Born | 5 March 1867 Södertälje, Sweden |
| Died | 29 June 1918 (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Spouses | Marika Stiernstedt
(m. 1900–1906)Minna Poppius (m. 1909–1918) |
| Parent(s) | Maria Cecilia Wennerström Anders Cederström |
Biography
editHe was born on 5 March 1867 to the baron Anders Cederström and the baroness Maria Cecilia Wennerström in Södertälje, Sweden and he was baptized in Stockholm.[1]
Cederström completed the program at the Blériot flying school in 1910. He became the 74th pilot in the world and the first to receive a certificate in Sweden. The next person in Sweden to qualify was Henrik David Hamilton. Cederström began teaching others to fly himself in 1912, opening a flying school near Linköping.[2]
Cederström died on 29 June 1918 with Carl Gustaf Krokstedt when their plane crashed in the Gulf of Bothnia.[3]
References
edit- ^ International Genealogical Index and tombstone
- ^ "Sweden". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original on 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
In 1912, Carl Cederström started a flying school with four military pupils at Malmen, near Linköping, Sweden. The following summer, he left Malmen, and his hangars were taken over by the Swedish army.
- ^ "Cederström". Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
External links
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Media related to Carl Cederström at Wikimedia Commons- Carl Cederström at Find a Grave
