Morris Maxey Titterington (July 20, 1891 – July 11, 1928) was a pioneering aviator, and engineer. Biography Titterington was born in Paris, Texas, the son of George Titterington. Titterington graduated from Bliss Electrical School in 1913. In 1914 he graduated from the Curtiss Flying School. In 1918 he was working for the Sperry Gyroscope Corporation and was living in Brooklyn. He was included in the 1925 edition of Who's Who in American Aviation. Titterington and Brice Herbert Goldsborough founded the Pioneer Instrument Company in 1919. Titterington designed the Earth inductor compass in 1924. In 1928 he took off in a Travel Air, headed across the Pennsylvania mountains and crashed to his death during bad weather after being struck by lightning. Bernice Gamble Andrews Bernice Gamble Andrews (1905-1928) died with him as his passenger. She was the beneficiary of his insurance policy, and she was the daughter of George A. Gamble of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She was previously married to Fred Andrews and had a son: Fred Andrews, Jr. She had worked in Hollywood as Patricia Perry. References Further reading New York Times; July 13, 1928. Titterington plane was hit by lightning; Witnesses Saw Machine Smoking Before It Fell With Inventor and Actress. Who's Who in American Aviation 1925 Final Bliss Alumni Address, 1955 1891 births 1928 deaths Members of the Early Birds of Aviation Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Curtiss-Wright Company Accidental deaths in Pennsylvania