Ivar Sandström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivar Sandström

Swedish aviation pioneer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1889

Place of Birth: Visby, Gotland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1917

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ivar Bernhard Sandström (September 18, 1889 — September 2, 1917) was a Swedish aviation pioneer and one of Sweden's earliest aviators.
He became a cadet in 1905 and a lieutenant in 1911.
In 1915 he was assigned to Dr Enoch Thulin's aviation school at Ljungbyhed to attend a pilot training course.
After passing the examination he obtained the Swedish aviation diploma n° 30 issued by the Swedish Aeronautical Society.
He then was assigned to the Navy's aviation department at Landskrona.
He was killed during a flight over Malmö when he fell out of his plane.