Carl Gustav Cederström | |
|---|---|
 Cederström circa 1915 | |
| Born | March 5, 1867 |
| Died | June 29, 1918 |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Spouse(s) |
Marika Stiernstedt
(m. 1900–1906)Minna Poppius (m. 1909–1918) |
| Parent(s) | Maria Cecilia Wennerström Anders Cederström |
Friherre Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström (5 March 1867 – 29 June 1918) was a pioneering Swedish aviator, known as "the flying Baron".
Biography
editHe was born on March 5, 1867 to Anders Cederström and Maria Cecilia Wennerström in Södertälje, Sweden and he was baptized in Stockholm.[1]
The first flight in Sweden was by a French aviator on 19 July 1909. Cederström completed the program at the Blériot flying school in 1910. He become the 74th pilot in France and the first to receive a certificate in Sweden. The next person in Sweden to qualify was Henrik David Hamilton.
In 1912 Cederström started his own 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]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ International Genealogical Index and tombstone
- ^ "Sweden". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 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 hangers were taken over by the Swedish army.
- ^ "Cederström". Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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