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Albert Francis Hegenberger (September 30, 1895 – August 31, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force and a pioneering aviator who set a flight distance record with Lester J. Maitland, completing the first transpacific flight to Hawaii in 1927 as navigator of the Bird of Paradise. Hegenberger was an aeronautical engineer of note, earning both the Mackay Trophy (1927) and Collier Trophy (1934) for achievement. Hegenberger also invented the non-directional beacon, adopted for both military and civil use.

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  • Albert Francis Hegenberger (en)
  • Albert F. Hegenberger (fr)
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  • Albert Francis Hegenberger (September 30, 1895 – August 31, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force and a pioneering aviator who set a flight distance record with Lester J. Maitland, completing the first transpacific flight to Hawaii in 1927 as navigator of the Bird of Paradise. Hegenberger was an aeronautical engineer of note, earning both the Mackay Trophy (1927) and Collier Trophy (1934) for achievement. Hegenberger also invented the non-directional beacon, adopted for both military and civil use. (en)
  • Albert F. Hegenberger, né le 30 septembre 1895 à Boston et mort le 31 août 1983 à Goldenrod, est un major général de l'United States Air Force et un pionnier de l'aviation. Il a établi un record de distance de vol avec Lester J. Maitland, réalisant le premier vol transpacifique vers Hawaï en 1927 en tant que navigateur du (en). Il est un ingénieur aéronautique de renom, qui a reçu le (en) (1927) et le trophée Collier (1934) pour ses exploits. (fr)
  • Albert Francis Hegenberger född 30 september 1895 död 31 augusti 1983, var en amerikansk flygare och militär. Hegenberger anslöt sig till Signal Corps 1917 samtidigt studerade han teknik vid Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 1918 klarade han av sina flygprov och fick sina vingar, samma år stamanställdes han vid armén. Fram till första världskrigets slut tjänstgjorde han som flyglärare vid Signal Corps. Sedan han hade avlagt examen vid MIT 1919 placerades han på McCook Field i Ohio där han var delaktig i test och utveckling av flyginstrument. Sedan han en tid hade tjänstgjort i Hawaii begav han sig till Wright Field i Ohio för att planera en rekordflygning mellan USA och Hawaii. Tillsammans med löjtnant startade man med flygplanet Bird of Paradise från San Francisco 26 juni 1927 (sv)
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