John H. Livingston the age of 76. Livingston was inducted into the Iowa aviation Hall of Fame in 1995. His Waco taperwing has been donated to the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where it has been restored. John Livingston is considered to be the inspiration and namesake for the book and film "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by author and pilot Richard Bach. Livingston-Betsworth Field, as well as the fixed-based operator at the Waterloo, Iowa municipal airport, are named in his honor. John H. Livingston John H. Livingston (1897–1974) was an American aviator and air race pilot of the 1920s and 1930s. Livingston placed
HMS Seagull (1805) April 1806 she sent a Prussian galiot into the Downs. She was active in 1807 in the North Sea and the Downs and received prize money for the following captures, either alone or in company with other British vessels. In addition, she recaptured two ships: Lastly, "Seagull"s boats retrieved the "Dove", which they found drifting and derelict on 29 August 1807 off the coast of France. "Dove", of Weymouth, had a cargo of stone. "Seagull" brought her into the Downs. Lastly, "Seagull" recaptured the transport "Elizabeth", which three privateers had captured on 15 October. "Seagull" brought the "Elizabeth" into Dover.