American RAF pilot Billy Fiske died at Tangmere and was the first American aviator to die during World War II.
Bobsledder Billy Fiske and Ted Ryan, an heir of Thomas Fortune Ryan, had been looking for somewhere in America where a ski resort similar to those in Europe could be established.
Billy Fiske, born William Meade Lindsley Fiske III, American Olympic medal-winner and WWII fighter pilot
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Some notably good riders from the membership of the past were Nino Bibbia, Italy; Jack Heaton, USA; and Billy Fiske, USA (the first American pilot killed in World War II as a volunteer in the "Millionaire Squadron").