Marina District in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lincoln Beachey
March 3, 1887 - March 14, 1915
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 25, 2015
1. Lincoln Beachey Marker
Lincoln Beachey was born in San Francisco and called the city home all his short life. His aerial adventures started at age 18, flying dirigibles. Beachey made the worlds first air mail delivery during an air show in Portland, Oregon, in 1905. At 23 he apprenticed himself to Glenn Curtiss, first as a mechanic, then a pilot. Beachey flew with the Curtiss team for several years. Everyday that he performed he earned more than the yearly national average income. Beachey retired from flying in 1913 after being held responsible for the deaths of other aviators when they attempted his maneuvers. His retirement ended when he learned that a Frenchman had looped an airplane. He returned to the air in an fully aerobatic Curtis biplane dubbed Little Looper. After a successful 1914 national tour, Beachey returned home to fly in the Panama Pacific Exposition. For this event he and his brother Hillery built a new monoplane, Le Taube. Performing for exposition visitors, Beachey took off from the Marina Green on March 14, 1915. Both wings of Le Taube failed, folding to the rear, and Breachey dived into the bay near this spot. The father of aerobatics was gone at age 28.
Erected 1998 by E Clampus Vitus, Yerba Buena Chapter No. 1.
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Location. 37° 48.398′ N, 122° 26.909′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in the Marina District. It is on Yacht Road near Old Mason Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3699 Yacht Road, San Francisco CA 94123, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Save the Palace (approx. Ό mile away); The PPIE Experience (approx. Ό mile away); Palace of Fine Arts (approx. Ό mile away); Homeland of the Yelamu (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bernard Maybeck (1862-1957) (approx. 0.3 miles away); A City Undaunted (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Palace Lagoon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wetlands Renaissance (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Also see . . .
1. Lincoln Beachey : Dare Devil/Promoter. The National Aviation Hall of Fame website entry (Submitted on November 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Ceremony marks stunt pilot Lincoln Beacheys death 100 years ago. SF Gate website entry:
On March 14, 1915, Lincoln Beachey, the most daring airplane pilot of his day, crashed into San Francisco Bay off Fort Mason after the wings of
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 25, 2015
2. Lincoln Beachey Marker
3. Lincoln Beachey and Barney Oldfield Race - Youtube. This is a 3-minute video clip. (Submitted on March 15, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Unknown
3. Lincoln Beachey
Photographed by Unknown, March 14, 1915
4. Lincoln Beachey about to crash
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 86 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
