Tom Campbell Black
English aviator (1899–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Scottish playwright, see Campbell Armstrong.
Tom Campbell Black (December 1899 – 19 September 1936) was an English aviator.
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Tom Campbell Black | |
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Born | December 1899 Brighton, England |
Died | 19 September 1936 (aged 36) Liverpool, England |
Occupation(s) | Aviator Horsebreeder Spokesperson |
Spouse | Florence Desmond |
Parent(s) | Hugh Milner Black and Alice Jean McCullough |
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He was the son of Alice Jean McCullough and Hugh Milner Black. He became a world-famous aviator when he and C. W. A. Scott won the London to Melbourne Centenary Air Race in 1934.