• A man sits behind the steering wheel of a biplane, looking toward the camera. The photo looks old and is dated August 1909.
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    Glenn H. Curtiss seated at the controls of his Curtiss-Herring No.1 "Reims Racer" at the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne, Betheny, Reims, France, held August 22-29, 1909, during which Curtiss won the Coupe Gordon Bennett. 

  • A man sits behind the steering wheel of a biplane, looking toward the camera. The photo looks old and is dated August 1909.

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