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Description
Milo G. Burcham was born in Indiana in 1903. In 1919, his father moved the family to the Quaker town of Whittier, California, and worked as a citrus rancher. In 1933, Burcham competed in setting inverted flight endurance records. His flight of 4 h 5 min 22 s that December was not broken until July 24, 1991. In 1941, Burcham joined Lockheed as a production test pilot and spent a year as chief pilot of Lockheed's operations in England. On October 20, 1944 Burcham was killed in the flame-out on take-off of the engine of third production prototype YP-80 from Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California. Burcham's cousin's daughter, Monica Dean, wrote a book about Burcham, and delivered a presentation on his life.
Type
sound
Format
Master Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Reference works
Extent
1 Tape of 1 01:08:38
Identifier
cawhm_000039
Subject
Aviation Burcham, Milo G
Time Period
1903/1989
Place
Whittier (Calif.)
Provenance
Whittier Museum California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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