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INVENTOR - AVIATOR KILLED OCT. 31ST 1916 |
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from HistoryLink.org |
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When Charlie Walsh joined the Curtiss organization, Harry Christofferson wouldn't go on the new circuit. Walsh was a good boss, but he didn't want to answer to the Curtiss people after they entrusted him with one of their machines. He preferred to remain in the western part of the country and returned to San Francisco where his brother, Silas, was experimenting with flying and needed Harry's knowledge and experience. The Curtiss Co. appointed William Sturnble Fell as Walsh's mechanic. More than once thereafter, the newspapers would cause near heart failures at the Curtiss offices with their typical headlines. A favorite was "Aviator Walsh to fly in Texas--Fell on his way!" You can read the whole story of this phase of Charlie Walsh's career by clicking on the title above. |
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CHIEF INSTRUCTOR Licensed Pilot Aero Club of America; has had five years of successful experience in exhibition flying and instructing throughout the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast. Mr. Parker is prepared to give advanced instruction in Looping, Spinning and all the latest military maneuvers. Previous to his connection with the Dewey Company, Mr. Parker was an instructor in the Silas Christofferson School of California. By special arrangement Mr. Parker will teach any of all of five different systems of control, including Curtiss, Dep, Stick, Nieuport or Three in One. The standard control in our school is the Dep. Just click on DEWEY AIRPLANE CO. |
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from the Early Birds of Aviation CHIRP June, 1937 - Number 20 |
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courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir |
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from Pearson Air Museum |
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If time permits, you will be rewarded by visiting the homepage and taking advantage of the many other features on the site. The following is an excerpt from the homepage. "Welcome to Pearson Air Museum's "official" website. Our museum is located on historic Pearson Field, the oldest, continuously active airfield in the West. Our new museum is the first step in a three-phase project to recreate a pre-WWII Army Air Corps Field that existed at Pearson Field in the 1920's and 1930's. Take some time and explore the aviation milestones that have taken place at Pearson Field, and browse through our exhibits and displays, which highlight those pioneering days of aviation in the Northwest." You can access the homepage by clicking on the name above. |
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bombs Seattle, on July 18, 1914. by Alan J. Stein, August 1, 2001 |
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Oregon history featuring Hugh Wetshoe by JAMES CLOUTIER June 10, 1912 "This is an age of do it first. Be original; don't copy. When a feat has once been performed, the people tire of it and expect the next performer to give something entirely new. That is the only reason I have decided to make a flight from the top of the Multnomah Hotel building on Tuesday afternoon. It will be the first exhibition of the kind in the history of aviation." Oregonian June 10, 1912 |
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Oregon history featuring Hugh Wetshoe by JAMES CLOUTIER October 31, 1915 Christofferson amazed spectators with his aerobatic feats and may best be remembered for his daring take-off and flight from the roof of the Multnomah Hotel during the 1912 Portland Rose Festival. The young Portlander had built and flown his own aircraft at the age of 20 and only the year before, had set a world's altitude record climbing to nearly 20,000 feet. |
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from On This Day in Oregon |
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If you have any more information on this Early Flier please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back 
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