Miguel Lebrija
Miguel Lebrija Urtetegui | |
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 Miguel Lebrija in front of his plane | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1887 Mexico City |
| Died | December 15, 1913 (aged 27) |
| Alma mater | Colegio Williams |
| Occupation | aviator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army (Escuadrilla Aérea de la Milicia Auxiliar del Ejército) |
| Rank | Honorary Major |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Campo de Balbuena |
Miguel Lebrija Urtetegui (20 November 1887 — 15 December 1913) was a Mexican aviation pioneer. In 1909, built and flew his own glider. He was active in the service of the Mexican government during the Mexican Revolution, and his service would help to establish the Mexican Air Force.
Flying over Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, he proved that planes can work at an altitude over 2,000 meters.
Career
The first of Miguel Lebrija's known experiments with aviation came in April 1908, when he used an automobile to tow a biplane, coaxing it into flight.[1] In 1910 Miguel Lebrija acquired the first plane in Mexico, a plane from Blériot Aéronautique owned by El Buen Tono, who were selling it because it could not fly. He fixed its engine and became the second person in Mexico to ever fly on 14 May 1910,[2] flying for five minutes. In doing so, he also proved that an airplane could fly at the altitude of Mexico City, which is approximately 2,200 meters.[3] He also acquired a Deperdussin.[4]
In February 1913 Lebrija was refused a bombing run over Mexico City from
Lebrija was of the opinion that there would be thousands of Mexican airmen fighting in the Mexican air fleet in only a few years.
Gallery
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Miguel Lebrija taking flight in his Blériot, 24 July 1910
References
- ISBN 978-0-8130-3249-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-913118-39-6.
- ^ a b Aeronautics (4-7 ed.). 1909.
- ^ a b "Miguel Lebrija Urtetegui - América Vuela". www.vuela.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Nacional, Secretaría de la Defensa. "La Aviación Militar en la Revolución Mexicana". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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