Brice Herbert Goldsborough
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Brice Herbert Goldsborough (March 20, 1889 – December 23, 1927) was an American aviation instrument designer at Sperry Gyroscope
and later founded the Pioneer Instrument Company
. He flew aboard the Spirit of St. Louis
with Charles Lindbergh
in two test flights. He died in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean
with Frances Wilson Grayson
aboard The Dawn.
. His brother was Charles Frances Goldsborough and Charles married Julia Ethel. Brice's son was Frank Goldsborough
(1910-1930) who was also a record holding aviator who died in a crash. In 1910 he was living in Washington, D.C.
, and he was working as an electrician. He moved to New York City
and lived at 136 Havemyer Street in Brooklyn
and later moved to 754 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan
. Brice appears in the 1920 Manhattan City Directory living at 6 East 87th Street and working at the Pioneer Instrument Company
at 246 Greenwich Street. The company was founded with Morris Titterington
, the inventor of the ground induction compass; and Charles H. Colvin.
Corrections:
Brice was born in Sioux City, Iowa, March 30, 1889. His older brother, Charles Francis Goldsborough, married Julia Ethel Davidson in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Sept 30, 1905. In 1910, while serving in the U.S. Navy, Brice and his wife, Mary Kyle Goldsborough, lived at 434 L St.,S.E., Wash DC, then later they moved to 4114 75th, Jackson Heights in Long Island after moving from 6 East 87th in Manhattan. After serving two 4 year terms in the navy, he and Morris Titterington. the inventor of the ground induction compass, formed Pioneer Instrument Company located at 136 Havemyer in 1919. In 1923, they moved the company to 754 Lexington Ave. Brooklyn, after buying Brandis & Sons Company. Charles Colvin joined the company and was elected to be President, with both Brice and Morris as vice presidents.
(1902-1974) aboard the Spirit of St. Louis
in test flights from Curtiss Field as an "instrument expert" on: May 13, 1927 for 10 minutes; and May 15, 1927 for 15 minutes. Lindbergh's record breaking flight was on May 20-21, 1927. Brice was a veteran of the United States Navy
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with Brice H. Goldsborough as her navigator left from Curtis Field in New York for Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. Her plan was to leave from Newfoundland on a record setting transatlantic flight to London on Christmas
day. Her plane, The Dawn was to be flown by Oskar Omdal
, a Lieutenant in the Norwegian Navy. Frances may have planned to fly the plane in shifts with him. Brice Goldsborough would have been the navigator and Frank Koehler was to be the radio operator. Her plane never reached Newfoundland and sank in the water. There were several accounts of receiving radio messages from the plane when it was in distress. The bodies and the airplane were never recovered.
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Sperry Corporation
Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the twentieth century...
and later founded the Pioneer Instrument Company
Pioneer Instrument Company
The Pioneer Instrument Company was started by Morris Titterington and Brice Herbert Goldsborough in Brooklyn, New York in 1919. Charles H. Colvin was the president. They specialized in aeronautical instruments including a bubble sextant and the Earth Inductor Compass...
. He flew aboard the Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.Lindbergh took off in the Spirit from Roosevelt...
with Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S...
in two test flights. He died in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
with Frances Wilson Grayson
Frances Wilson Grayson
Frances Wilson Grayson was an American aviatrix who died flying to Newfoundland just prior to her trip to cross the Atlantic Ocean.-Birth and education:...
aboard The Dawn.
Birth and early career
Brice was born in Sioux City, IowaSioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
. His brother was Charles Frances Goldsborough and Charles married Julia Ethel. Brice's son was Frank Goldsborough
Frank Goldsborough
Francis Herbert Goldsborough was a record-holding aviator who died in a plane crash in Vermont on his 20th birthday.-Birth:...
(1910-1930) who was also a record holding aviator who died in a crash. In 1910 he was living in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and he was working as an electrician. He moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and lived at 136 Havemyer Street in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
and later moved to 754 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. Brice appears in the 1920 Manhattan City Directory living at 6 East 87th Street and working at the Pioneer Instrument Company
Pioneer Instrument Company
The Pioneer Instrument Company was started by Morris Titterington and Brice Herbert Goldsborough in Brooklyn, New York in 1919. Charles H. Colvin was the president. They specialized in aeronautical instruments including a bubble sextant and the Earth Inductor Compass...
at 246 Greenwich Street. The company was founded with Morris Titterington
Morris Titterington
Morris Maxey Titterington was a pioneering aviator, and engineer.-Biography:Titterington was born in Paris, Texas, the son of George Titterington....
, the inventor of the ground induction compass; and Charles H. Colvin.
Corrections:
Brice was born in Sioux City, Iowa, March 30, 1889. His older brother, Charles Francis Goldsborough, married Julia Ethel Davidson in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Sept 30, 1905. In 1910, while serving in the U.S. Navy, Brice and his wife, Mary Kyle Goldsborough, lived at 434 L St.,S.E., Wash DC, then later they moved to 4114 75th, Jackson Heights in Long Island after moving from 6 East 87th in Manhattan. After serving two 4 year terms in the navy, he and Morris Titterington. the inventor of the ground induction compass, formed Pioneer Instrument Company located at 136 Havemyer in 1919. In 1923, they moved the company to 754 Lexington Ave. Brooklyn, after buying Brandis & Sons Company. Charles Colvin joined the company and was elected to be President, with both Brice and Morris as vice presidents.
1926 Ford Reliability Tour
Walter Herschel Beech (1891-1950) and Brice Herbert Goldsborough won the 1926 Ford Reliability Tour aboard their Travel Air B6 airplane. Brice also flew with Charles Augustus LindberghCharles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S...
(1902-1974) aboard the Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.Lindbergh took off in the Spirit from Roosevelt...
in test flights from Curtiss Field as an "instrument expert" on: May 13, 1927 for 10 minutes; and May 15, 1927 for 15 minutes. Lindbergh's record breaking flight was on May 20-21, 1927. Brice was a veteran of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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The crash
On December 23, 1927 Frances Wilson GraysonFrances Wilson Grayson
Frances Wilson Grayson was an American aviatrix who died flying to Newfoundland just prior to her trip to cross the Atlantic Ocean.-Birth and education:...
with Brice H. Goldsborough as her navigator left from Curtis Field in New York for Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. Her plan was to leave from Newfoundland on a record setting transatlantic flight to London on Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
day. Her plane, The Dawn was to be flown by Oskar Omdal
Oskar Omdal
Oskar Omdal was a Lieutenant and pilot in the Norwegian Navy.-Biography:He was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder, Norway in 1895. He attended the Norwegian Naval Flight School in Horten in 1919 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1922...
, a Lieutenant in the Norwegian Navy. Frances may have planned to fly the plane in shifts with him. Brice Goldsborough would have been the navigator and Frank Koehler was to be the radio operator. Her plane never reached Newfoundland and sank in the water. There were several accounts of receiving radio messages from the plane when it was in distress. The bodies and the airplane were never recovered.
Commemoration
In 1928, the Ontario Surveyor General named a number of lakes in the northwest of the province to honour aviators who had perished during 1927, mainly in attempting oceanic flights. These include Goldsborough Lake (50.70°N 89.34°W), Grayson Lake (50.88°N 89.43°W) and Omdahl [sic] Lake (50.81°N 89.49°W) which are all found in close proximity to each other in the Wabakimi Provincial ParkWabakimi Provincial Park
Wabakimi Provincial Park is a wilderness park located to the northwest of Lake Nipigon in the province of Ontario, Canada. The park contains a vast and interconnected network of more than 2,000 kilometres of lakes and rivers...
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Timeline
- 1891 Birth in Sioux City, IowaSioux City, IowaSioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
on March 28 - 1910 US Census with Frank living in Washington, DC
- 1920 Living at 6 East 87th Street and working at Pioneer Instrument Company
- 1926 Ford Reliability Tour
- 1927 Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis for 10 minutes on May 13
- 1927 Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis for 15 minutes on May 15
- 1927 Death with Frances Wilson GraysonFrances Wilson GraysonFrances Wilson Grayson was an American aviatrix who died flying to Newfoundland just prior to her trip to cross the Atlantic Ocean.-Birth and education:...
near Newfoundland on December 23
External links
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