FERDINAND ZELE 1894-1919

FERDINAND ZELE Courtesy of Justine Girod from SLOVENIAN HERITAGE Volume I, edited by Edward Gobetz

"Ferdinand Zele began studying airplanes at the age of eleven, built a monoplane in his leisure hours at the age of 19, invented an aerial machine gun in his early twenties and was nationally known as a daredevil pilot by the time he was killed when struck by another plane while performing a flight tailspin at the Marine Flying Field in Miami Florida, on February 15, 1919, at the age of 25.      He was listed in the Liberty magazine of May 11, 1935, among the early daredevils of adventure in the sky." from SLOVENIAN HERITAGE Volume I, edited by Edward Gobetz

 

Ferdinand Zele was killed while flying on February 15, 1919, at the age of 25. from SLOVENIAN HERITAGE Volume I, edited by Edward Gobetz   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back