It was in 1910 that Glenn H. Curtiss risked his life to fly from Cleveland to Cedar point and return,
setting a new world record for over-water! Curtiss rose to fame by making the first officially witnessed flight in
North America, winning a race at the world's first international air
meet in France, and making the first long-distance flight in the United
States.
His company built aircraft for the U.S. Army and Navy, and during the
years leading up to World War I, his experiments with seaplanes led to
advances in naval aviation. Curtiss civil and military aircraft were
predominant in the inter-war and World War II eras.
This replica hangs in the food court at the Greater
Rochester NY Airport!
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