American aviator who flew during the first air circumnavigation of the globe in 1924. During this trip, Smith helped fly, performed maintenance on the aircraft, and even slept on the wings to guard the aircraft from sightseers at night. This journey,...

Lowell H. Smith (1892—November 4 1945) was a pioneer American airman who performed the first mid-air refueling (along with Lt. John P. Richter), setting an endurance record of 37 hours on De Havilland DH-4B (August 23 1923). Smith, as the 1st Lt. with...

Byline: Jim Read Staff writer Lowell Smith didn't get to see his granddaughter throw the first pitch at Saturday's SkyChiefs game. Smith, who four years ago was found to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, died shortly...

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