Carl Brown Squier (April 17, 1893 – November 5, 1967) was a

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aviation pioneer and

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. He sold

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his Sirius airplane in 1931. He was the 13th licensed pilot in the United States.

Biography

Carl Brown Squier was born in

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on April 17, 1893. Squier died of cancer in

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on November 5, 1967. He was buried in the

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Legacy

Squier was inducted into the

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on October 2, 2004.

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