CURTISS ALBUM 1909

Aviation Week, Reims 08.1909 Copy of Post Card Collection of Jean-Pierre Lauwers

 

Curtiss-Herring, Golden Flyer, 1909 Photo Courtesy of Roy Nagl Ancient Aviators Website

 

Curtiss-Herring, Golden Flyer, 1909 Photo Courtesy of Roy Nagl Ancient Aviators Website

 

Mystery Airmeet       This set shows four photos from an unknown air meet, with balloon tents and a crashed biplane, that car-racer Barney Oldfield attended, with his Blitzen-Benz car. Photo & caption from Roy Nagl, 9-30-06

 

IDENTIFICATION via email from Bob Juncosa, 7-3-09 Mr. Cooper,      I may have some information about this picture. I am pretty sure the plane is Glenn Curtiss’ Golden Flier or his Rheims Racer. Glenn Curtiss first flew his June Bug in 1908 but that looked very different. The Golden Flier and its derivative the Rheims Racer did not come until 1909. Curtiss stayed with the front double canard that can be seen in the picture in the lower right until after this 1910 Hudson Flier. I put this picture in 1909. Hope that helps. Bob Juncosa

 

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