| Carl Gustav Cederström | |
|---|---|
 Cederström circa 1915 | |
| Born |
March 5, 1867 Södertälje |
| Died |
June 29, 1918 (aged 51) Gulf of Bothnia |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Spouse(s) |
Marika Stiernstedt (m. 1900–06) Minna Poppius (m. 1909–18) |
| Parents |
Maria Cecilia Wennerström Anders Cederström |
Friherre Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström (5 March 1867 – 29 June 1918) was a pioneering Swedish aviator, known as "the flying Baron".
Biography[]
He was born on March 5, 1867 to Anders Cederström and Maria Cecilia Wennerström in Södertälje, Sweden and he was baptized in Stockholm.[1]
Cederström completed the program at the Blériot flying school in 1910. He become the 74th pilot in the world and the first to receive a certificate in Sweden. The next person in Sweden to qualify was Henrik David Hamilton. Cederström began teaching others to fly himself in 1912, opening a flying school near Linköping.[2]
Cederström died on 29 June 1918 with Carl Gustaf Krokstedt when their plane crashed in the Gulf of Bothnia.[3]
External links[]
- Carl Cederström at Find a Grave
References[]
- ↑ International Genealogical Index and tombstone
- ↑ "Sweden". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original on 2004-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20041022200010/http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=449. Retrieved 2011-12-29. "In 1912, Carl Cederström started a flying school with four military pupils at Malmen, near Linköping, Sweden. The following summer, he left Malmen, and his hangers were taken over by the Swedish army."
- ↑ "Cederström". http://www.earlyaviators.com/ecederst.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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