I think you will be as pleasantly surprised as I was to discover that he is offering some 1478 excellent quality, original photographs, many of them of special interest to early aviation fans. |
via email from Nancy Mess, 6-4-04 There are numerous 1910-1914 mentions about Bert Beavers and Reyburn Watrres, both from Scranton, from their aviation achievements. I'm still tracking down more information about them, but if you want what I have surfaced so far, let me know. Sincerely, Nancy but hope to track her down and ask for even more help. |
1911, MAY 31, Wednesday WILKES-BARRE RECORD, p.14 Beachey and McCurdy Thrill Thousands of Spectators . . . Five machines were lined up at the starting point on the field. They were the two Curtiss machines, Frank Paines Curtiss type biplane, a new and untried biplane, without a front control, built by the Scranton Motor Car Co., and to be driven by Bert Beavers of that city, a trial flight being schedule for today, and an unfinished monoplane built by four night High School manual training school boys. Frank Paine attempted a flight yesterday but pleaded a mechanical defect as an explanation for further delay. He fully expects to go up today or tomorrow. The crowd was not kept waiting long after 3:00 oclock before the first flight was made. Paines run across the field, which ended without the machine leaving the ground, was quickly followed by a flight by John McCurdy over the field as far as North St. |
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If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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