Clyde Cessna

American aircraft designer (1879-1954)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: December 5, 1879
Date of death: November 20, 1954
Place of birth: Montgomery County
Place of death: Wichita
Country of citizenship: United States^[11]
Occupation: aircraft pilot, businessperson, military flight engineer, design engineer
Award received: National Aviation Hall of Fame^[12]
Child: Eldon Wayne Cessna^[10]
Citizenship: United States
Family name: Cessna^[14]
Given name: Clyde^[15]
Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Clyde Cessna en Clyde Vernon Cessna ar كلايد سيسنا فيرنون cs Clyde Vernon Cessna da Clyde Cessna fa کلاید سسنا he קלייד ססנה ja クライド・セスナ pl Clyde Vernon Cessna ru Клайд Вернон Сессна ru Сессна, Клайд Вернон zh 克莱德·塞斯纳 zh-hant 克萊德·塞斯納

🔖 Identifiers · 12

ISNI: 0000000391882020
VIAF cluster ID: 285818222
Early Aviators people ID: ecessna
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Clyde-Vernon-Cessna
Find a Grave memorial ID: 21053773
Freebase ID: /m/065vrd
Geni profile ID: 6000000022937312004
IdRef ID: 164629041
Kansapedia ID: 12006
National Aviation Hall of Fame ID: clyde-vernon-cessna
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3884422
WikiTree person ID: Cessna-440

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← Designed by 6

Cessna Model A, Cessna DC-6, Cessna Comet, Cessna CG-2, Cessna CR-3, Cessna CW-6

Occupation 3

aircraft pilot, businessperson, design engineer

Award received 1

National Aviation Hall of Fame

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Founded entities 1

Cessna

Given name 1

Clyde

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Montgomery County

Place of death 1

Wichita

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Clyde Cessna's place of birth was Montgomery County^[1]. He was born on December 5, 1879^[2]. He died in Wichita^[3]. He died on November 20, 1954^[4]. He worked as an aircraft pilot^[5], businessperson^[6], military flight engineer^[7], and design engineer^[8].

FAQs

Where was Clyde Cessna born?

Clyde Cessna's place of birth was Montgomery County^[1].

Where did Clyde Cessna die?

Clyde Cessna passed away in Wichita^[3].

What did Clyde Cessna do for work?

Clyde Cessna worked as aircraft pilot^[5], businessperson^[6], military flight engineer^[7], and design engineer^[8].

What awards did Clyde Cessna receive?

Honors received include National Aviation Hall of Fame^[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Clyde Cessna — place of birth (P19): Montgomery County. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Clyde Cessna — place of death (P20): Wichita. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Clyde Cessna — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Clyde Cessna — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Clyde Cessna — child (P40): Eldon Wayne Cessna. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Clyde Cessna — occupation (P106): aircraft pilot. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Clyde Cessna — occupation (P106): businessperson. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Clyde Cessna — occupation (P106): military flight engineer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Clyde Cessna — occupation (P106): design engineer. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Clyde Cessna — place of burial (P119): Greenwood Cemetery. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Clyde Cessna — award received (P166): National Aviation Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Clyde Cessna — date of birth (P569): December 5, 1879. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Clyde Cessna — date of death (P570): November 20, 1954. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Clyde Cessna — family name (P734): Cessna. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Clyde Cessna — given name (P735): Clyde. wikidata.org.

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