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Charles Franklin Niles
Born	October 6, 1888 New York State
Died	(1916-06-26)June 26, 1916 (aged 27) Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Cause of death	Plane crash
Resting place	Furanceville Cemetery, Wayne County New York state
Nationality	American
Known for	Pioneer aviator
Spouse	Lucille Goddard

Charles Franklin Niles (1888-1916) was an early aviator having been taught by Glenn Curtiss in 1913.^[1] It was stated in his obituary that he was the first to fly around the Statue of Liberty, and that he served as an aviator in the 1910–1920 Mexican Revolution.^[2] On June 25, 1916, while flying a loop maneuver in his Moisant monoplane at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin fairgrounds a wing collapsed and he crashed. He died of his injuries the next day.^[3] A witness to the crash was cartoonist Robert Osborn.^[4]

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