Herbert C. Rodd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Herbert C. Rodd

American aviator

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1894

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1932

Profession: military personnel, United States Naval Aviator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Herbert C. Rodd

  • Herbert Charles Rodd (4 September 1894 – 15 June 1932) was a United States Naval Aviator.
  • He served as the radio officer on the first successful transatlantic flight by the Curtiss NC-4 in May 1919 and later helped set additional world records for flight payload, duration and speed.Rodd was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 4 September 1894.
  • He joined the U.S.
  • Navy on 9 April 1917 as an enlisted seaman but was granted a provisional ensign's commission on 20 August 1918.After World War I, the U.S.
  • Navy planned a transatlantic crossing by a division of four Curtiss NC seaplanes.
  • Navy Ensign Rodd helped to develop the radio compass for these aircraft.
  • Three seaplanes began the journey on 8 May 1919, but only the NC-4 completed the trip successfully.
  • In the aftermath, he was made a knight of the Order of the Tower and Sword by the Portuguese government on 2 June 1919.
  • As a member of the NC-4 crew, he was awarded the Navy Cross and later received a Congressional Gold Medal in 1929. On 15-16 August 1927, Navy Lieutenants Rodd and Byron James Connell (12 August 1894 – 30 January 1972) flew a PN-10 seaplane for 20 hours, 45 minutes and 40 seconds on a 25-km triangular course until their fuel tanks ran dry.
  • Their flight with Aviation Machinist's Mate Comar Vincent and a cargo of 500 kg of sand covered 2,525.3 km (about 1,568 miles).
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  • Connell had previously been the pilot on Cmdr.
  • John Rodgers' 1925 attempt to fly from California to Hawaii in a PN-9 seaplane.
  • The 1927 flight by Lts.
  • Rodd and Connell set a new world record for average speed over a 2,000-km distance by a seaplane of 126.56 km/hr (78.56 miles/hr).Lt.
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  • Rodd died in the crash of Vought O2U Corsair seaplane near Hampton Roads, Virginia on 15 June 1932.
  • He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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