WWI CURTISS FLOAT BIPLANE -PELICAN LAKE -AVIATION PHOTO

WWI CURTISS FLOAT BIPLANE -PELICAN LAKE -AVIATION PHOTO

This is a great reproduction real photo, circa 1918 of a Curtiss flying boat on the beach at Fawcett's Breezy Point Lodge on Big Pelican Lake, Brainerd, Minnesota. What a great shot! This is very detailed and perfect focus. Note, this is a military paint job. You can see the American flags on each side of the wings. Put into service for World War 1, you can only speculate that this was some kind of training session. There is a note I have with the original photo that said this plane had also landed on Gull Lake, Brainerd MN. That would be quite a ride! I have the specifics for this airplane from aerofiles:F Flying Boat, MF 1913 = 2pOBFb; 75hp Curtiss O pusher; span: 34'10" length: 26'4" (>26'0") range: 220. Mahogany hull, full-spar wings with wide interplane ailerons. Equipped with a Sperry lighting system in 1916; MF and later models had 90hp OX and 100hp OXX. Data showing span: 38'4" (41'8" with extended ailerons) and length: 23'7" are specific referrals to a 5p McCormick Flying Boat, custom-built for International Harvester Corp president Harold F McCormick, that was later modified into a tractor version (span: 34'10' length: 26'0"). POP: about 50 civil, about 250 larger MF for military and export (the latter figure most likely includes the 1916 MF). Army models were [AS15, AS34, AS39, AS49]. The first one made history as being the Army's first flying boat, and another carried a Sperry gyro stabilizer in 1914. To USN as C-2 to -5 by way of AH-2 to -5. Design became the postwar 4p Seagull. This photo measures approx. 7 inches by 10 inches. It is a black and white glossy photo with white borders. It is a real photo taken from a negative. It is in mint condition! You will want this for your collection! (Note: ONLYCLASSICS logo does not appear on product-only on scan) Check out my other auctions for other airplane, auto racing, motorcycle photos, posters and prints. Thanks for looking!..p146

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