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- The Buffalo News, New York
October 30, 1992
F. Peter Bassett
Aviation Pioneer, Inventor
F. Peter Bassett, 85, an aviation pioneer, died Wednesday (October 28, 1992) in the Harris Hill Nursing Home, Clarence, after a short illness. He was born in Covert and lived in Lockport for more than thirty years. He attended the University of Michigan's School of Engineering. Bassett worked at Bell Aircraft as an aeronatuical designer and project engineer for more than forty years, retiring in 1970. He had several aircraft inventions and was issued patents that applied to airplanes and helicopters. He was an avid pilot of light aircraft. He was a member of the Aero Club of Buffalo, the Airplane Owners and Pilot Association and the OX5 Aviation Pioneers. He also was a member of Dutch Reform Church of Interlaken. Survivors include his wife, the former Elsie M. Schaefer of Williamsville; a daughter, Jane E. Wright of Maryland, and two grandsons. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
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