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| Birth | : | 4 Aug 1909 Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA |
| Death | : | 23 Feb 1994 Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA |
| Burial | : | , |
| Description | : | Hamilton (“Ham”) Smith, Jr. graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1931, where he majored in Electrical Engineering. He was accepted into the Army Air Corps and subsequently joined Pan Am in January, 1935 and was based in Brownsville, Texas. He was a Clipper pioneer, flying Boeing 314s aka the “flying boats” and DC-2s and Ford TriMotors. Later, he flew DC-3s, DC-4s, DC-6s, DC-7s and DC-8s. Other airplanes he flew were the Convair 240/440s, Sikorski S-38 seaplanes, Lockheed L-049 Constellations, B-314s and B-377 Stratocruisers. From Janary, 1956 until June, 1958, Captain Smith was on loan from Pan Am to... Read More |
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When did Hamilton “Ham” Smith Jr. death?
Hamilton “Ham” Smith Jr. death on 23 Feb 1994 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
