Colonel George Eustace Amyot Hallett (May 9, 1890 – June 2, 1982) was a pioneer aviator.[1] He and John Cyril Porte planned to make the first transatlantic flight. They were going to use a flying boat commissioned by Rodman Wanamaker, but were prevented by the start of World War I. In 1919 the transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown set the record that they hoped to achieve.[2]
George Eustace Amyot Hallett | |
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 Hallett in June 1914. | |
| Born | George Eustace Amyot Hallett May 9, 1890 |
| Died | June 2, 1982 (aged 92) |
Biography
editHe was born on May 9, 1890, in Cheltenham, England, to Marmaduke James Hallett, of England, and Alida Clara Bealy, of Christchurch, New Zealand. He had a sibling, Mary Amiet Hallet.[3][4][5]
He migrated from England to the United States with his parents in December 1890 when he was six months old. They settled in San Diego, California.[5]
When he finished his ninth grade education, he left home and worked for a commercial fisherman named Elmer Clap.[5]
He worked as an apprentice for the Baker Machine Company in San Diego. There he repaired boat and automobile engines.[3][5]
He then worked as a mechanic for Harold Fowler McCormick.[5]
With John Cyril Porte they planned to be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. They were to use Wanamaker's America flying boat.[6]
He died on June 2, 1982, in San Diego, California.
Legacy
editHis papers are archived at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.[3]
Publications
editReferences
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- ^ "George E. A. Hallett". Early Aviators. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ "Alcock And Brown Get London Ovation. Carried to Automobiles on Shoulders of Soldiers on Arrival from Dublin. Aerial Escort For Train. First Nonstop Transatlantic Fliers Parade and Are Entertained by Aero Club". New York Times. 18 July 1919. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
London gave Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown a wonderful welcome tonight. ...
- ^ a b c "The Personal Collection of Maj. George E.A. Hallett". San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ George Eustace Amyot Hallett in the World War I draft registration.
- ^ a b c d e "An interview with George E.A. Hallet (1890-1982) on April 5, 1960 by Edgar F. Hasting". San Diego Historical Society. April 5, 1960.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Airboat America Takes The Water. Transatlantic Flier Launched in Lake Keuka, but Too Late in Day for Trial Flight". New York Times. June 23, 1914. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
On the sixth attempt a bottle of champagne from grapes grown on the hills near Hammondsport was smashed late this afternoon and Rodman Wanamaker's flying boat was named the America. At 6:21 the big red airboat, fully rigged with its seventy-two-foot spread of wings, was launched in Lake Keuka. ...