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Wills’s Aviation Card #46 – “Herring-Curtiss”.
History Behind The Card: “Herring-Curtiss” Biplane. Card #46 of 50, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1910 Glenn Hammond Curtiss, in Hammondsport, New York, United States of America, May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930, Buffalo, New York, United States of … Continue reading
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Tagged ailerons, Curtiss Gold Bug, Curtiss Model D biplane, Curtiss No. 1, Curtiss No. 2, Curtiss OX V8, Gold Bug biplane, Grande Semaine d’Aviation de 14, Herring-Burgess Company, Herring-Curtiss Company, Octave Chanute, Otto Lilienthal, Reims Racer biplane, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Wright Brothers
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Toronto’s First Aeroplane Flight – Confusing Historical Dates
What can I say… according to the Royal Canadian Air Force, on this date, September 9, 1909, pilot Charles Foster Willard made the first aeroplane flight in Toronto in the Golden Flyer aka Curtiss No. 1 aka Curtiss Golden Flyer … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Foster Willard, Curtiss Gold Bug, Curtiss Golden Flyer, Curtiss Motor, Curtiss No. 1, First Airplane flight over Toronto, Golden Flyer, RCAF, Royal Canadian Air, Toronto Daily Star, Toronto Evening Telegram, Toronto Star
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