-1961 |
In January, 1915, "Signor" Callan was requested by the Italian Naval authorities to oversee the establishment of their first naval aeronautics school at Taranto. Permission was granted by the Curtiss Co., and in February, Lanny became Chief pilot instructor and assistant to the commandant of the school, to advise in all matters pertaining to the course of instruction of both officers and enlisted personnel. Callan was joined by William E. Doherty, Dave McCullough and Charles Fay, all of whom were Curtiss trained pilots These paragraphs were excerpted from a copy of The Curtiss Flyleaf of 1987, a publication of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Local History I invite you to visit their site by clicking on Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of Early Aviation and Local History of Hammondsport, New York. |
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From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster, 1996 |
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