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Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station
A Curtiss Jenny on a training flight Curtiss Flying School at North Beach California in 1911 The Curtiss Flying School was started by Glenn Curtiss to compete against the Wright Flying School of the Wright brothers. The first example was located in San Diego, California. The Wright brothers had a keen interest in their competition, sending the lesser known Lorin Wright to spy and take photographs at the New York facility for a 1914 lawsuit. Curtiss started the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station on a 20-acre tract east of Newport News (VA) Boat Harbor in the Fall of 1915 with Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin as head. Many civilian students, including Canadians, later became World War I flyers. Victor Carlstrom, Vernon Castle, Eddie Stinson and Gen Billy Mitchell trained here. The school was disbanded in 1922. Students would work toward completing the Aero Club of America pilot's license. The initial cost was one dollar a minute for the four-hundred-minute course ($8,600 in 2010 do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Dive
Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (gorilla), the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of her death at age 55 * Jenny (orangutan), an orangutan in the London Zoo in the 1830s Films * Jenny (1936 film), ''Jenny'' (1936 film), a French film by Marcel Carné * Jenny (1958 film), ''Jenny'' (1958 film), a Dutch film * Jenny (1962 film), ''Jenny'' (1962 film), an Australian television film * Jenny (1970 film), ''Jenny'' (1970 film), a film starring Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas Music * Jenny (EP), ''Jenny'' (EP), a 2003 EP by Stellastarr* Songs * Jenny (The Click Five song), "Jenny" (The Click Five song) (2007) * Jenny (Nothing More song), "Jenny" (Nothing More song) * Jenny (Studio Killers song), "Jenny" (Studio Killers song) (2013) * "867-5309/Jenny", a 1982 song by Tommy Tutone * "Jenny", a 1968 song by John Mayall & the Bluesbreake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |