Hugh Robinson (aviator)
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Hugh Armstrong Robinson (May 13, 1881 – 1963) was an American pioneer in the earliest days of aviation, combining his skills as inventor, pilot, and daredevil. He is said to have been the third person to successfully fly an aircraft after the Wright Brothers in an aircraft of his own design and construction, and the first person to make an air-sea rescue. His many firsts include the first medical flight transporting a doctor to a patient in Hammond, N.Y. in June 1912, and the first U.S. airmail flight in 1911.