Frank Joseph Bell (June 4, 1880U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 – November 5, 1957) was an American aviator from Wisconsin.1940 United States Federal Census Bell also worked as a dentist. Bell was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
Biography He was born in 1880 in Potosi, Wisconsin.1920 United States Federal Census In 1912, Bell flew the first recorded flight into Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana. He utilized a homemade Curtiss 0-x-5 airplane. In 1913, he made the longest flight to date in Montana, a record he held until 1916. He was the 198th person to gain an American pilots' license.Billings Dentist, Flying Pioneer, Dr. Bell, Dies. Great Falls Tribune, p. 13 (November 7, 1957)
He married Alice A. McCormick in 1906.Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865-1993
He was made a fellow of the American College of Dentistry in 1939.
He died on November 5, 1957, in Billings.Requiem Mass Sung for Dentist. The Billings Gazette, p. 12 (November 9, 1957)Montana, Death Index, 1907-2015
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External links Frank J. Bell at Early Aviators