Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst Jr.
Leighton Wilson Hazlehurst Jr. | |
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| Born | July 1, 1887 Macon, Georgia, US |
| Died | June 11, 1912 (aged 24) |
| Cause of death | Aircrash |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Education | United States Military Academy |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Employer | Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps |
Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst Jr. (July 1887 – June 11, 1912) was a pioneer aviator who was killed in an aircrash with Al Welsh piloting. Hazelhurst was the third United States Army officer to die in an aviation accident. The two to die before him were Thomas Etholen Selfridge and George Edward Maurice Kelly.