Background
He was born on May 9, 1890 in Cheltenham, England to Marmaduke James Hallett (1854-1928) of England and Alida Clara Bealy (1858-1939) of Christchurch, New Zealand.
He was born on May 9, 1890 in Cheltenham, England to Marmaduke James Hallett (1854-1928) of England and Alida Clara Bealy (1858-1939) of Christchurch, New Zealand.
He and John Cyril Porte planned to make the first transatlantic flight. He had a sibling, Mary Amiet Hallet (1888-1969). They settled in San Diego, California.
When he finished his ninth grade education, he left home and worked for a commercial fisherman named Elmer Clap.
He worked as an apprentice for the Baker Machine Company in San Diego. There he repaired boat and automobile engines.
He then worked as a mechanic for Harold Fowler McCormick. With John Cyril Porte they planned to be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
They were to use Wanamaker"s America flying boat.
He died on June 2, 1982 in San Diego, California. His papers are archived at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.