Birth Name:

Archie League

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, Aug 19, 1907

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States

Age:

116

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

Astrology Data:

Sun

25°

Leo

35'

About Archie League

Archie William League (August 19, 1907 – October 1, 1986) is generally considered the first air traffic controller in the United States of America. League had been a licensed pilot, and licensed engine and aircraft mechanic. He had barnstormed around in Missouri and Illinois with his "flying circus," prior to St. Louis hiring him as the first U.S. air traffic controller in 1929. He was stationed at the airfield in St. Louis, Missouri (now known as Lambert-St. Louis International Airport). Before the installation of a radio tower, he was a flagman who directed traffic via flags. His first "control tower" consisted of a wheelbarrow on which he mounted a beach umbrella for the summer heat. In it he carried a beach chair, his lunch, water, a notepad and a pair of signal flags to direct the aircraft. He used a checkered flag to indicate to the pilot "GO", i.e. proceed, or a red flag to indicate the pilot should "HOLD" their position. He kept warm out on the field in the winters by wearing a padded flying suit. When a radio tower was installed in the early 1930s, he became the airport's first radio controller.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Archie League: Sun 25 Leo, Moon 3 Capricorn, Mercury 8 Leo, Venus 18 Leo, Mars 7 Capricorn, Jupiter 0 Leo, Saturn 26 Pisces, Uranus 9 Capricorn, Neptune 13 Cancer, Pluto 24 Gemini, Mercury Quincunx Uranus, Sun Quincunx Saturn, Sun Sesquiquadrate Mars, Sun Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Sun Sextile Pluto, Mercury Quincunx Mars, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Saturn, Mercury Semi Square Pluto, Mars Conjunct Uranus, Jupiter Trine Saturn, Saturn Square Pluto, Uranus Opposition Neptune

Categories related to Archie League: Missouri, August 19 births, 1986 deaths, People from St. Louis, McKelvey School of Engineering alumni, Air traffic controllers, People from Poplar Bluff, 1907 births, American military personnel of World War II, American World War II pilots, Aviation pioneers, Federal Aviation Administration personnel, History of air traffic control

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