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Maximilian "Max" Conrad, (January 21, 1903 - April 3, 1979 in Summit, New Jersey)〔New York Times, 'Max Conrad, Pioneer Pilot at age 76; Part of a Vanishing Breed,' April 3, 1979〕 known as the "Flying Grandfather",〔 was a record-setting aviator. In the 1950s and 1960s, he set nine official light plane world records, three of which still stand as of 2013.〔(FAI records database )〕 For his efforts, he was awarded the Louis Blériot medal in 1952〔(FAI Louis Blériot medal winner listing )〕 and the prestigious Harmon Trophy in 1964.〔(2 Named Winners of Harmon Prizes; Max Conrad and Late Mrs. Smith Hailed for Flights ), ''New York Times'', August 8, 1965〕 Winona Municipal Airport, also known as Max Conrad Field, in Winona County, Minnesota is named in his honor. ==Biography== Conrad was born on January 21, 1903 in Winona, Minnesota,〔(Solo Flights Around the World )〕 where he later attended Cotter High School, graduating in 1921. In 1929, while Conrad operated Conrad Flying Service, a woman was killed at Frontenac, Minnesota when she walked into the spinning propeller of Conrad's aircraft. He had jumped out to try and stop her but was himself struck in the head. Conrad took months to recover.〔("From the Files", ''Winona Daily News'', November 13, 2004 )〕〔("Biographer exploring flying ace's ups, downs", ''Winona Daily News'', April 11, 2005 )〕 One of Conrad's students during 1940 was Arthur "Art" Donahue who, as a teenager, learned to fly at Conrad Flying Service. After learning how to fly and becoming Minnesota's youngest commercially certificated pilot at the age of 19, Donahue worked for Conrad helping to run the flight school until he left to join the Royal Air Force.〔 He became one of only seven American pilots to fly for the RAF during the Battle of Britain, earned ace status and was later killed in combat over the English Channel.〔("First hero: St. Charles man an early WWII hero" ''Winona Daily News'', November 11, 2006 )〕〔Donahue, Arthur Gerald, ''Tally-Ho! Yankee in a Spitfire'' McMillan & Company, 1942〕〔(Commonwealth War Graves Commission )〕 Conrad's brother was killed in a plane crash.〔 On March 24, 1957, Conrad left Logan International Airport for his 25th Atlantic crossing.〔("From the Files" ''Winona Daily News'', March 23, 2007 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Max Conrad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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