FRED J. HEEGEL 1885-1911 AKA Fred Heegle

MGR. ANDERSON, HEEGEL AND RENÉ SIMON WITH HIS MONOPLANE AFTER HIS BEAUTIFUL FLIGHT AUG. 30-1911 ---- FREEPORT, ILL, ---- Collection of Jerry Blanchard, 9-14-07

 

TESTING THE BIPLANE BEFORE THE FLIGHT IN WHICH FRED J. HEEGEL FELL 50 FT. AUG. 30-1911 ---- FREEPORT, ILL, ---- Collection of Jerry Blanchard, 9-14-07

 

CHICAGO AVIATOR INJURED. The New York Herald August 30, 1911 FREEPORT, ILL., Wednesday.---Fred Heegle , twenty-six years of age, a novice aviator of Chicago, was probably fatally injured and several spectators hurt today when Heegle 's biplane fell fifty feet during an exhibition flight.      The exhibition was for the benefit of Mrs. Daniel Kreamer, whose husband was killed a short time ago while trying for a pilot's license in Chicago. None of the spectators was severely injured. Courtesy of Roy Nagl, 11-2-05 TRUE TALES OF THE ANCIENT AVIATORS

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Fred Heegel", using the Google search engine, (9-15-07), you will find one very important link.

 

Genealogy Trails Stephenson Co IL "Aviation in Freeport"      This website is a rich source of information and discusses the careers of several of the pioneers including Fred Heegel, John J. Frisbie, Daniel A. Kreamer, and René Simon. It covers the period from 1910 to 1929 and includes many photographs which illustrate the stories. You can access the site by clicking on the title.

 

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Fred Heegel ", using the Google search engine, (9-15-07), you will not find any links.

 

Fred Heegel died in 1911. Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back