Clinton F. Woolsey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1894
Place of Birth: Leelanau County, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 26-Feb-1927
Profession: aircraft pilot
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Clinton F. Woolsey
- Clinton Fisk Woolsey (August 29, 1894 – February 26, 1927) was an early United States Army aviator and flying instructor.
- He served as a pilot in World War 1 and on the Mexican border.
- Woolsey was slated to become the first pilot to travel over the Atlantic Ocean when, as part of the 22,000 mile first ever Pan American Goodwill flight of 1926-27 to 23 countries in Central and South America, he died in a crash over Buenos Aires while piloting the Detroit.
- He was one of the last pilots to instruct Charles Lindbergh, and it was Lindbergh who fulfilled Woolsey's vision of flying over the Atlantic three months after his death. Woolsey was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
- An airport in his home town of Northport, Michigan bears his name.
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