Author:Eddie August Schneider
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Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) was an American aviator who set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930. He was the youngest certificated pilot in the United States, and the youngest certified airplane mechanic. In 1934 he married Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986). He died in an airplane crash in 1940, while training another pilot, when a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 belonging to the United States Navy Reserve overtook him and clipped his plane's tail at Floyd Bennett Field.
Eddie August Schneider
Works[edit]
- I Break a Record and Have a Swell Time Besides (1931 October 1)
- Look Out, Lindbergh - Here I Come (1931 September 1)
Works about Schneider[edit]
- Gretchen Hahnen (1902-1986) letter to Bertrand Acosta (1895-1954) on June 30, 1953 (1953)
- A former Des Moines woman … (1952)
- Biography of Eddie August Schneider by Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1948) A short biography by his widow
Memorial library[edit]
- Memorial to J. C. Flier (1952) Jersey Journal
Congressional investigation[edit]
- 77th Congress, 2nd Session, Congress, Report No. 1072 (1942 February 13) United States Congress
Funeral[edit]
- Planes To Salute Eddie Schneider (1940 December 27)
- Air Buddies to Strew Rose on Schneider Grave (1940 December 26)
Death in aircrash[edit]
- Edward Schneider Killed In Crash At Bennett Field (1940 December 26) The Daily Register obituary
- Schneider Killed During a Routine Training Flight (1940 December 24) Daily News Leader obituary
- Noted Pilot Dies in Plane Crash (1940 December 24) Associated Press obituary
- Training Flights Scored As Fatal Crash Is Probed (24 December 1940) Brooklyn Eagle obituary
- Cheated Death In Air Battles, Dies In Crash (24 December 1940) Daily News obituary
- 2 Die as Planes Crash at Field (1940 December 23) New York Times obituary
- Two Die After Planes Collide Mid-Air (1940 December 23) International News Service obituary
- Local Pilot Killed. Eddie Schneider And Passenger Die in Crash (1940 December 23) Jersey Journal obituary
Yankee Squadron[edit]
- Flier Returns from Spain (1937 January 16) Associated Press
- Flier Is Questioned on Enlistment for Spanish War Duty (1937 January 16) Associated Press
- Aviator Says New York Attorney Is Leftist Agent (1937 January 15) Associated Press
- Hired Soldiers (1937 January 8) Reno Evening Gazette editorial
- 4 Disillusioned Yank Airmen Desert Spain (1937 January 6) Associated Press
- 4 American Pilots Quit Spanish War as Loyalists Fail to Pay (1937 January 6) Associated Press
- Eddie Schneider Air Battler For Spanish Loyalists (1936 December 31) Red Bank Register
- Yankee Air Squadron Aids Capital of Spanish Rebels (1936 December 25) United Press
- Trio of American Fliers to Aid Spanish Loyalists (1936 November 21) Associated Press
Jersey City Airport[edit]
- He Learns to Fly in 55 Minutes (1935 March 21) Richfield Reaper
Marriage[edit]
- Eddie Schneider, Gretchen Hahnen, Local Fliers, Report Wedding (1934)
- Eddie A. Schneider Weds Woman Flyer (1934 June 26) Associated Press
Air races[edit]
- Eddie Schneider Is a Plucky Birdman (1931 July 26) The Nebraska State Journal
- Famous Fliers Enter Air Tour (1931 July 2) United Press
- Official Of Oil Firm Flies Here (1931 January 8) Miami News
- Boy Flier Plans Flight Around World Next June (December 14, 1930) Associated Press
- Eighteen Air Tourists End Annual Jaunt (1930 September 27) Associated Press
- Eddie Schneider Averts Chicago Airplane Crash (1930 September 2) The Daily Record
- Three Youths In Public Eye At Aviation Races Chicago (1930 August 28) Associated Press
Transcontinental speed record[edit]
- City Greets Boy Flier (1930 August 26) Jersey Journal
- Boy Makes New Round Trip Mark (1930 August 25) Associated Press
- Young Flier Hands Letters to Mayors (1930 August 25) Associated Press
- Eddie Schneider Lowers 3 Marks (1930 August 24) Associated Press
- Champion Boy Flyer Stops at Columbus On Way to New York (1930 August 24) Associated Press
- Schneider Reaches Ohio (1930 August 23) Associated Press
- Boy Flier Off On Last Lap (1930 August 23) Associated Press
- Schneider Off On Trip To Wichita (1930 August 22) Associated Press
- Boy Flier Starts West to East Hop (1930 August 21) Associated Press
- Schneider After Another Record (1930 August 21) Associated Press
- Schneider Pushes Plane (1930 August 21) Associated Press
- Jersey City Schoolboy Breaks Goldsborough's Trans-Continental Mark (1930 August 19) Associated Press
- Jersey City Lad Holds Junior Flying Record for Westward Trip (1930 August 19) Associated Press
- Youth Captures Flight Record (1930 August 19) Associated Press
- Junior Record For Long Hop (1930 August 19) Associated Press
- Junior Flying Record Broken (1930 August 19) Associated Press
- Schneider Reaches Goal (1930 August 18) Associated Press
- Boy Pilot in Air (1930 August 18) Associated Press
- Schneider On Last Stage of Flight (1930 August 18) Associated Press
- Youth Lands At Wichita (1930 August 17) Associated Press
- Schneider Flies to Wichita (1930 August 16) Associated Press
- Flier Delayed. Youthful Record Seeker Lands at Wichita (1930 August 16) Associated Press
- Youthful Flyer Lands in Wichita (1930 August 16) Associated Press
- Junior Coast-to-Coast Flight Record Seeker Lands in St. Louis (1930 August 16) Associated Press
- Schneider Gains St. Louis (1930 August 15) Associated Press
- Eddie Schneider On His Way West (1930 August 15) Altoona Mirror
- Boy Flyer Hops Again For Columbus (1930 August 15) International News Service
- 18-Year-Old Flier Hops from Altoona On Flight to Coast (1930 August 15) Associated Press
- New Jersey Flier Makes Two Forced Landings In Pennsylvania (1930 August 15) Associated Press
- Schneider Will Go On Despite Near Disaster (1930 August 15) Jersey Journal
- Schneider Halted by Fog (1930 August 14) Associated Press
- Youth is After Junior Record (1930 August 14) Associated Press
- 18-Year-Old After Record (1930 August 14) Associated Press
- Youth, 19, to Try Today For Record U.S. Hop (1930 August 12) Associated Press
- Seeks Title on Coast Hop (1930 August 11) Associated Press
- Jersey City Boy Pilot A Veteran (1930 July 30) Jersey Journal
- Westfield 'Port Pupil 18, To Try At Plane Record (1930 July 29) The Courier-News
- Westfield Lad to Try for Record (1930 July 29) Associated Press
Youth[edit]
- Schultz - Thompson (1921)
See also[edit]
- Portal:Gretchen Frances Hahnen, his wife
- Portal:Emil August Schneider, his father
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1928.
The longest-living author of these works died in 1940, so these works are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 82 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
