johncporte

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Lieut. Porte & Cabin of Transatlantic flyer (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Wystan said:
    Other Bain/LOC photos of the flying boat, "America": and other Curtiss flying boats:
  • Ate o Infinitio e alem said:
    great!

Glenn Curtiss

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Naming "America" (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • technogeo said:
    "The bottle was wired tightly between two horseshoes to facilitate its breakage while also symbolizing good luck." After four failed swings (two by Masson, two by Porte) the bottle slipped out of its horseshoe sling and rolled on the ground..."As a last resort, the bottle was trussed to the prow and Porte grimly assaulted it with a sledgehammer. Both the hull and Porte's wearing apparel were doused with foaming champagne, to the 'considerable merriment' of the onlookers." from "Glenn Curtiss, Pioneer of Flight," by C.R. Roseberry. Syracuse University Press, 1972. p.373-74
  • technogeo said:
    In contrast to Porte's overkill sledgehammer, Glenn Curtiss appears to be holding a small ball-peen hammer. The right tool for the job, as always.