Tex Rankin - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Tex Rankin
- John Gilbert "Tex" Rankin (January 20, 1894, Texas – February 23, 1947 Klamath Falls) was an aerobatic pilot, barnstormer, air racer, and flight instructor from the 1920s to the 1940s.
- Born in Texas on January 20, 1894, Rankin began flying in 1913, when airplanes were still considered a new oddity.
- While serving in the Washington State National Guard in 1916, he was ordered to Mexico for border duty.
- As World War I was declared, Rankin was activated into the U.S.
- Army, where he served in the U.S.
- Signal Corps Aviation Section until 1919.
