Kingsford Smith Visits North Shore Airfield
Capt Charles Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross stop at Curtiss Reynolds airport en route from New York to California. Spectators watch Dale Red Jackson and his Sons O Guns perform aerial stunts during the Pageant of Aerial Progress. A thirty foot rope links the planes, a Condor airliner is loaded with passengers, and the Tana ger earns Guggenheim safety prize recognition in the crowd scene from Fourth of July airport throng photos.
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Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Curtiss- Reynolds
New York
California
Dale “Red” Jackson
Flying
O’ Guns
F. G. Malbeuff
Bellanca Blue Streak lands at Curtiss Field after cross country trip
The Bellanca Blue Streak giant sesquiplane built for the Chicago Daily News arrived at Curtiss Field after a six hour flight from New Castle Delaware. Pilot Shirley J. Short and crew conduct extensive tests with visitors watching as radio equipment motors and cables undergo rigorous checks. Two load tests at 10 000 and 12 000 pounds were planned before major tests begin. The craft features a unique design with two outriggers and three vertical fins.
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Curtiss-Reynolds
New Castle
Del
Chicago Daily News
Shirley J. Short
Bellanca
Van Schaack Brothers Begin Flying Training at Sky Harbor
Wilmette youths C. P. Van Schaack Jr and Harding van Schaack, sons of Mr and Mrs C P van Schaack of 614 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, are student pilots at Sky Harbor airport. They enrolled about three weeks ago and are progressing rapidly.
Hold Model Plane Meet at Curtiss Airport Sunday
An elimination model airplane meet to feed into the National Air races will be held at the Glenview field this Sunday morning July 20. open to any boy without a current elimination contest affiliation. About fifteen Chicago area boys are expected to depart the Loop around 9 45 daylight saving time for the field. Parents are invited to attend with their sons.
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Curtiss-Reynolds
Glenview
Chicago
Loop
Casey Jones on aviation and the university graduate
President C. S. Casey Jones of Curtiss-Wright Flying Service argues that commercial aviation offers strong career opportunities for recent college graduates. He notes aviation has become a mature, diversified industry with sound business foundations after years of expansion and consolidation.
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Casey” Jones
C. S. “Casey” Jones
Curtiss-Wright Flying Service
Great Air Armada to Assemble Here for Race Program
Chicago hosts the National Air races at Curtiss-Wright Reynolds airport from August 23 to September 1. More than 44 events include parachute contests and novelty races with cash prizes over 100000 dollars. Entrants include Army Navy and civil flyers with derbies for women and a non stop west coast to Chicago derby offering 12000 dollars.
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Chicago
Curtiss-Wright- Reynolds
Cook County
United States
National Guard
Los Angeles
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi Valley
Long Beach
Cal
Atlantic
Pacific
West
Roswell Coyne Heads to Open Golf Finals in Interlochen
Roswell Coyne of Kenilworth flew to Minneapolis last Saturday to attend the Open Golf matches finals at Interlochen. He is a Curtiss Robin pilot in training at the Curtiss Reynolds flying school and was among three student pilots featured in the airport dedication program last year. Coyne attended the University of Chicago.
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Roswell Coyne
Thomas Coyne
Melrose Avenue
Kenilworth
Minneapolis
Interlochen
Coyne
Curtiss- Reynolds Flying School
Curtiss-Reynolds
University of Chicago
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Kingsford-Smith
North Shore
Giant Daily News
Curtiss Field
Curtiss Airport
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