Arthur Burr Stone
Encyclopedia
Arthur Burr Stone also known as A. B. Stone and "Wizard" Stone, was an American
aviation pioneer.
Stone fell into Lake Michigan
from a height of 1,000 feet on 17 August 1911.
Stone was test pilot for the Queen Aircraft Company.
Stone came to Australia
in 1912-13 and flew his Bleriot monoplane in exhibitions. Bert Hinkler
became his mechanic. Stone was also a motorcycle wall-of-death rider. Stone also toured New Zealand
, and flew at Auckland Domain
on 19 April 1913.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
aviation pioneer.
Stone fell into Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
from a height of 1,000 feet on 17 August 1911.
Stone was test pilot for the Queen Aircraft Company.
Stone came to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1912-13 and flew his Bleriot monoplane in exhibitions. Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler
Herbert John Louis Hinkler AFC DSM , better known as Bert Hinkler, was a pioneer Australian aviator and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to Australia, and the first person to fly solo across the Southern Atlantic Ocean...
became his mechanic. Stone was also a motorcycle wall-of-death rider. Stone also toured New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and flew at Auckland Domain
Auckland Domain
The Auckland Domain is Auckland's oldest park, and at 75 hectares one of the largest in the city. Located in the central suburb of Grafton, the park contains all of the explosion crater and most of the surrounding tuff ring of the Pukekawa volcano....
on 19 April 1913.