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Fiske, Billy, 1911-1940

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Personal name headingFiske, Billy, 1911-1940
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Variant(s)Fiske, William Meade Lindsley, 1911-1940
Birth date19110604
Death date19400817
Place of birthBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathChichester (England)
Field of activityBobsledding
AffiliationGreat Britain. Royal Air Force
Found inBull, Andy (Sportswriter). Speed kings, 2015: p. 13, etc. (Billy Fiske; WIlliam Meade Lindsley Fiske III; U.S. bobsledder and RAF pilot in WWII)
Wikipedia, Aug. 6, 2015 (Billy Fiske; William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III; b. June 4, 1911 in Brooklyn; d. Aug. 17, 1940 in Chichester, England; 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsledder; one of the first American pilots killed in action during WWII, while flying for the Royal Air Force; was instrumental in early development of the Aspen ski resort)