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- Ralph Johnstone Descending in a Wright Model B Flyer, Kinloch Park, St. Louis, Missouri, October 10, 1910 - Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- October 10, 1910
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Ralph Johnstone Descending in a Wright Model B Flyer, Kinloch Park, St. Louis, Missouri, October 10, 1910
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- "A Johnstone Spiral," 1910 - Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- 1910
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"A Johnstone Spiral," 1910
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- Airplane in Flight, 1910 - People were captivated by early airplanes and the brave pilots who flew them. Many pioneering aircraft manufacturers formed exhibition teams that thrilled paying audiences with elaborate shows. Airplanes, aviation meets, and aerial stunts were popular subjects for postcards.
- 1910
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Airplane in Flight, 1910
People were captivated by early airplanes and the brave pilots who flew them. Many pioneering aircraft manufacturers formed exhibition teams that thrilled paying audiences with elaborate shows. Airplanes, aviation meets, and aerial stunts were popular subjects for postcards.
- Pilot John Moisant, 1910 - Illinois-born John Moisant designed and built two airplanes before earning a pilot's license in 1910. He took flying lessons in France, where he carried the first passenger on a flight over Paris, and the first passenger on a flight across the English Channel. Moisant was killed when thrown from his airplane by a gust of wind on December 31, 1910.
- 1910
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Pilot John Moisant, 1910
Illinois-born John Moisant designed and built two airplanes before earning a pilot's license in 1910. He took flying lessons in France, where he carried the first passenger on a flight over Paris, and the first passenger on a flight across the English Channel. Moisant was killed when thrown from his airplane by a gust of wind on December 31, 1910.
- Ralph Johnstone in Flight, 1910 - Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- 1910
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Ralph Johnstone in Flight, 1910
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- Pilot Walter Brookins, 1910 - Walter Brookins grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and was a student of Katharine Wright's. He joined the Wright brothers' exhibition flying team and, on July 10, 1910, became the first person to fly at an altitude over one mile high. Brookins survived a crash at the 1910 Gordon Bennett Air Race when the V-8 engine in his Wright "Baby Grand" airplane failed.
- 1910
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Pilot Walter Brookins, 1910
Walter Brookins grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and was a student of Katharine Wright's. He joined the Wright brothers' exhibition flying team and, on July 10, 1910, became the first person to fly at an altitude over one mile high. Brookins survived a crash at the 1910 Gordon Bennett Air Race when the V-8 engine in his Wright "Baby Grand" airplane failed.
- Pilot Ralph Johnstone Warping the Wings of his Plane, 1910 - Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- 1910
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Pilot Ralph Johnstone Warping the Wings of his Plane, 1910
Ralph Johnstone was a trick bicycle rider before learning to fly and joining the Wright brothers' exhibition team. He set an altitude record of 8,471 feet in the skies over Belmont Park, New York, on October 27, 1910. Three weeks later, Johnstone died when his Wright Model B crashed in Denver, Colorado.
- Crash of the Wright Model R "Baby Grand" Flown by Walter Brookins at the International Aviation Tournament, 1910 - Walter Brookins grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and was a student of Katharine Wright's. He joined the Wright brothers' exhibition flying team and, on July 10, 1910, became the first person to fly at an altitude over one mile high. Brookins survived a crash at the 1910 Gordon Bennett Air Race when the V-8 engine in his Wright "Baby Grand" airplane failed.
- October 29, 1910
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Crash of the Wright Model R "Baby Grand" Flown by Walter Brookins at the International Aviation Tournament, 1910
Walter Brookins grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and was a student of Katharine Wright's. He joined the Wright brothers' exhibition flying team and, on July 10, 1910, became the first person to fly at an altitude over one mile high. Brookins survived a crash at the 1910 Gordon Bennett Air Race when the V-8 engine in his Wright "Baby Grand" airplane failed.
- Arch Hoxsey, Frank Coffyn, and Ralph Johnstone, Members of the Wright Exhibition Flying Team, 1910 - Frank Coffyn, Arch Hoxsey, and Ralph Johnstone all flew for the Wright brothers' exhibition team. Hoxsey and Johnstone had a friendly rivalry setting altitude records, and the press dubbed them the "heavenly twins." Both were killed in separate crashes in 1910. Coffyn trained military pilots during World War I, got involved with helicopters, and died -- of natural causes -- in 1960.
- 1910
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Arch Hoxsey, Frank Coffyn, and Ralph Johnstone, Members of the Wright Exhibition Flying Team, 1910
Frank Coffyn, Arch Hoxsey, and Ralph Johnstone all flew for the Wright brothers' exhibition team. Hoxsey and Johnstone had a friendly rivalry setting altitude records, and the press dubbed them the "heavenly twins." Both were killed in separate crashes in 1910. Coffyn trained military pilots during World War I, got involved with helicopters, and died -- of natural causes -- in 1960.
- Airplane in Flight, 1910 - People were captivated by early airplanes and the brave pilots who flew them. Many pioneering aircraft manufacturers formed exhibition teams that thrilled paying audiences with elaborate shows. Airplanes, aviation meets, and aerial stunts were popular subjects for postcards.
- 1910
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Airplane in Flight, 1910
People were captivated by early airplanes and the brave pilots who flew them. Many pioneering aircraft manufacturers formed exhibition teams that thrilled paying audiences with elaborate shows. Airplanes, aviation meets, and aerial stunts were popular subjects for postcards.