Glenn H. Curtiss and his hydroplane being hoisted aboard the USS Pennsylvania in San Diego Bay, February 17, 1911. Captain Charles F. Pond, the ship's skipper, was standing by to great Curtiss. Curtiss made this flight to demonstrate the feasibilit
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