Glenn Curtiss
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles
Glenn Curtiss c. 1909
Glenn Curtiss on his V-8 motorcycle in 1907
The June Bug on its prize-winning historic flight with Curtiss at the controls
Souvenir postcard of the Grande Semaine d'Aviation, 1909
Curtiss Model H
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The Curtiss Model H was a family of classes of early long-range flying boats, the first two of which were developed directly on commission in the United States in response to the £10,000 prize challen
Curtiss H-12 Large America in RNAS service.
Porte and Curtiss as they appeared in The New York Times 10 March 1914, standing next to a Model F.
Porte & Hallett on "America", following the launch on Keuka Lake at Hammondsport, June 1914, showing the Curtiss OX-5 engines.
Model H-8 prototype on Lake Keuka, 1916.