"Father was against my flying, but he's convinced now. In fact he's helping to back all my flights. All I want to do is fly."
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Eddie August Schneider
Eddie August Schneider (October 20, 1911 β December 23, 1940) was an American aviator who set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930. His plane was a Cessna Model AW with a Warner-Scarab engine, one of only 48 built, that he called "The Kangaroo". He set the east-to-west, then the west-to-east, and the combined round trip record. He was the youngest certificated pilot in the United States, and the youngest certified airplane mechanic. He was a pilo
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