James C. Mars

James Cairn Mars
Mars c. 1910
BornMarch 8, 1875
Grand Haven, Michigan, US
DiedJuly 25, 1944(1944-07-25) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation(s)Aviator, circus performer, airport operator, real estate
Known forBarnstormer, first pilot to fly an aircraft in Arkansas, Hawaii and in the Far East

James Cairn Mars (March 8, 1875 - July 25, 1944), also known Bud Mars and the Curtiss Daredevil, was an aviation pioneer. He was the eleventh pilot licensed in the United States. As a balloonist, he was a student of Thomas Scott Baldwin, and as an airplane pilot, of Glenn Curtiss.

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