1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet
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1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet
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The 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet was major aviation show held at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States in August 1911. Lincoln Beachey set a world altitude record of 11,642 feet at the meet. William R. Badger and St. Croix Johnstone both died in aviation accidents at the meet. The wings on Badger's biplane collapsed when he tried to pull out of dive too late, and Johnstone crashed into Lake Michigan after his engine failed.
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