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Posts Tagged ‘Glenn Curtiss’
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Curtiss Marine Trophy Winner 1929
Posted: May 25, 2011On 25 May 1929, Lieutenant William G. Tomlinson, United States Navy, took first place in the Curtiss Marine Trophy race held at Naval Air Station Anacostia. He flew the XF7C-1 […]
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Three Naval Aircraft Takeoff To Attempt Crossing Of The Atlantic 1919
Posted: May 16, 2011On 16 May 1919, three naval aircraft, NC-1, NC-3 and NC-4 launched from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland to attempt the first crossing of the Atlantic by aircraft. The NC (Navy Curtiss) […]
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First Seaplane (Hydroaeroplane) Flight 1911!
Posted: Jan 26, 2011Today one hundred years ago, Glenn Curtiss made the first successful seaplane or as known then, hydroaeroplane, at North Island, San Diego, California. Navy Lieutenant T. G. Ellyson was […]
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First Naval Aviator Training 1910
Posted: Nov 29, 2010On 29 November 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss wrote to the Secretary of the Navy under President Taft, the Honorable George von Lengerke Meyer. In his letter to the Secretary of […]