Complete list of individuals buried in the Portal of the Folded Wings-Shrine To Aviation
Ashes are buried in the floor of the Portal include:
Elizabeth Lippincott McQueen
Founder and honorary president of the Women’s International Association of Aeronautics, Inc.
Sept 25, 1878 – Dec 25, 1958
Jane Knabenshue
Wife of Roy Knabenshue
1886 – 1966
Col. Warren S. Eaton
June 12 – 1891 – June 22, 1966
One of aviation’s pioneers, operated first flying school in Los Angeles. Designed and built first acrobatic airplane. Inventor of radio direction finder.
President of Early Birds, 1957-58.
John F. B. Carruthers
August 31, 1889 – January 13, 1960
Chaplain, Portal of the Folded Wings, air historian
"At the grave, when my warfare is ended
Though no flowers emblazon the sod.
May a prayer mark the good I intended
Leaving all decoration to god."
Roy Knabenshue
1876 – 1960
America’s first dirigible pilot, St. Louis Mo Oct. 24, 1904
Father of aerial transportation. Built first passenger dirigible in U.S.
Mark Mitchell Campbell
1897 – 1963
Designed and built 'Golden Eagle' monoplane which set women’s endurance record - 1928.
Lifetime spent in furtherance of aviation following solo flight Oct 17, 1915
James E. Allard
1915-2003 (interred 6-2006)
Experimental Mechanic-Lockheed Skunk Works Division
P-38 Lightning, B-17 Bomber, Constellation, F-104 Starfighter, L1011, Cheyenne Helicopter, SR-71 Blackbird.
Charles E. Taylor
Assistant to Wright brothers in building first engine and flying machine
May 24, 1868 – January 30, 1956
(Also the mechanic on the first transcontinental flight in 1911)
Walter R. Brookins
First civilian student and instructor for the Wright brothers
July 11, 1889 – April 29, 1953
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta
Born: January 1, 1895, Died: September 1, 1954
Pilot, Byrd trans-Atlantic flight 1927. Pioneer pilot and engineer.
John B. Moisant
April 25, 1868 – Dec 31, 1910
Designed and built first all metal airplane, 1909. First to fly English Channel with passenger, 1910
LCDR James F. Stevenson WW II 1918-? (still living)
USNR, TWA, UAL, Test Pilot
Chief Pilot UNOCAL, Walt Disney, Oxy Petroleum
Pylon Air Racer, Associate Fellow SETP (Society of Engineering Test Pilots)
QB # 9517 (Quiet Birdmen)
Bernie Stevenson (entered)
Lois Hamilton Knapp
Forever Young. Floating On A Fluffy Cloud
(image of small aircraft and actors masks)
W. B. (Bert) Kinner
Dec 16, 1882 – July 4, 1957
Pioneer builder of engines and planes. Builder of Amelia Earhart’s first plane. Inventor of compound folding wing.
Jimmie Angel (removed)
Richard Peter Della-Vedowa (in Jimmie's old spot)
June 14, 1917-March3, 1994
Visionary air and space research engineer
Lockheed Aircraft Company-ADP (Advanced Development & Production)
Skunkworks
P-38 Lightning, P-80 Shooting Star, C-121 Constellation, C-130 Hercules, F-104 Starfighter, U2, C-140 Jetstar, C-141 Starlifter, SR-71, S3 Viking
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
XRM-81 Agena, Corona KH-1, Poseidon, FBM, Hubble, Space Shuttle, other programs still classified.
Independently developed Revolutionary aircraft welding, advanced solar cells, high velocity ventilated parachute
James Floyd Smith
October 17, 1884 – April 18, 1956
Pioneer test pilot U. S. Army. Inventor free type manually operated parachute.
Matilde Moisant
Sept. 13, 1878 – Feb 5, 1964
Second licensed woman pilot Aug. 13, 1912. Early Bird, past President W.I.A.A. (Womans International Association of Aeronautics)
(in a shared grave with her sister Louise)
Louise Moisant
April 18, 1882 – April 4, 1957
George Earl Sinn
To my husband “May our love never die”. Until we meet again
May 21, 1918 – Dec 26, 2000
Cora M. Kinner
Jan 19, 1888 – Feb 13, 1982
“Forever wing to wing”
Hilder Florentina Smith
Born August 10, 1890 – Died January 11, 1977
A pioneer parachute jumper and pilot 1914. In the year 1916 she was the first lady pilot to fly an aeroplane out of the bean patch that later became the L. A. International Airport. Her passenger was Adele Mostert.
Bobbi (Evelyn) Trout 1906-2003
Forever loved aviation pioneer
1st. test pilot of Golden Eagle, all night solo flight (Van Nuys Airport)
Inflight refueling, electrically heated flying suit, female recipient of Howard Hughes Memorial Award, Gathering of Eagles, 1929
Co-founder of the Ninety-Nines
Betty J. Hettinger, 1925-2003
Beloved wife, mother and grandmother
Paul S. Hettinger Jr.
1921 – 1989
Beloved husband and father. Flying was his life.
Francis O. Dalton
1915 – 1980
USAF. Distinguished Flying Cross
First soloed United Airport (Burbank) 1935
Ewald Arthur Bower
Loving husband and father
Feb 18, 1907 – Aug. 9, 1996
Nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for us. Romans 8”38”39
June Knight
Star of stage, screen, radio. Beloved wife of Carl B. Squier and Jack M Buehler
1913 – 1987
Carl B. Squier
1893 – 1967
Thirteenth licensed pilot in America. Holder of Criox de Guerre, co founder of Lockheed Aircraft. Known as the world's greatest airplane salesman. He sold planes to Lindbergh, Earhart, Post and Gatty.
Mary Barta Krajcsak
Our beloved sister
Feb. 27, 1918 – Mar. 21, 2002
Capt. James V. Lane, Jr., 1915-1967
Beloved husband