Postcard of Hamel, winner of the 1913 Aerial Derby at Hendon Aerodrome
Born
Gustav Wilhelm Hamel
25 June 1889
Hamburg, Germany
Disappeared
23 May 1914 (aged 24)
Died
c. 1914 (disappeared; aged 24 or 25)
English Channel
Nationality
British
Occupation(s)
Aviator Author
Known for
Air racing Airmail Aerobatics Looping-the-loop Transatlantic flight
Gustav Wilhelm Hamel (25 June 1889 – missing 23 May 1914) was a pioneer British aviator. He was prominent in the early history of aviation in Britain, and in particular that of Hendon airfield, where Claude Graham-White was energetically developing and promoting flying.
Gustav Wilhelm Hamel (25 June 1889 – missing 23 May 1914) was a pioneer British aviator. He was prominent in the early history of aviation in Britain,...
Racecourse was used extensively for flying before the First World War, with GustavHamel making public displays in August 1912 and June 1913. Wrexham Borough...
bags of mail in 16 flights; four pilots operated the aircraft including GustavHamel, who flew the first service in his Blériot, covering the 21 miles between...
Doolittle Amelia Earhart Roland Garros Eugene Gilbert Claude Grahame-White GustavHamel Harry Hawker Frank Hawks Alex Henshaw Steve Hinton Skip Holm Benny Howard...
cross the English Channel in an airplane, flying as the passenger of GustavHamel. British pilot Charles Rumney Samson made the first test flight of the...
happiness." Two deaths were attributed to the group and their actions, with GustavHamel, a Swedish amateur flyer and racing driver crashing his private plane...
committee Frank Halford (engineer) Edward Ramsden Hall (racing driver) GustavHamel (pioneer aviator) R. C. (Bob) Handasyde (test pilot) Harry Hawker (pioneer...
Riding as a passenger in an airplane piloted by the British aviator GustavHamel, Trehawke Davies becomes the first woman to experience an aerobatic loop...
Martin-Handasyde monoplane to have been used by GustavHamel in a east-to-west Atlantic attempt. Hamel disappeared in May 1914 and the large monoplane...
Pérez". Cuba Plus Magazine. Retrieved December 25, 2021. "Body Surely Hamel's; Corpse found and abandoned by fishermen that of airman" (PDF). New York...
acrobatic pilot and first fighter ace (died 1915 in action) 25 June – GustavHamel, German-born British aviator (lost on flight 1914) 1890 6 April – Anthony...
German Swastika flag on the other side. First Lieutenant (Oberleutnant) GustavHamel 3 x Platoon 2-3 x Squads (each) Battle of Keren East African Campaign...
engine trouble Thomas Sopwith 70 hp Blériot XI-2 70 hp Gnome 1h 23m 8.4s GustavHamel 70 hp Blériot XI-2 70 hp Gnome 1h 38m 46s Carried Miss Eleanor Trehawke...
following a forced landing near Wetherby where he broke his propeller. 24 GustavHamel Blériot XI Reached Thornhill, north of Dumfries, before he retired. 25...
passenger in a Morane-Saulnier monoplane piloted by fellow countryman GustavHamel. The Cleveland Trust Bank established The Cleveland Foundation in Cleveland...
road map of southern England. The evidence suggested the body was of GustavHamel, who disappeared while flying on 23 May. Born: Viola Desmond, Canadian...
Lima, Peru. 9 September – The first British airmail flight is made when GustavHamel flies from Hendon to Windsor. 15 September – French aeroplane designer...
Wimbledon tennis champion A.F. Wilding in and exhibition match and witnessed GustavHamel flying over the city. Prior to the war Nevill was a member of the Cambridge...
New York Times. 6 January 1914. Retrieved 11 October 2022. "Body Surely Hamel's; Corpse found and abandoned by fishermen that of airman" (PDF). The New...
scheduled on May 23 but delayed due to poor weather. British aviator GustavHamel was supposed to have competed in the aerial competition when he disappeared...
The first noted involvement of aviation with Wrexham was in 1912 when GustavHamel visited the Racecourse Ground to entertain the public with air displays...