Date: | 07 04 1914 |
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Description: | The wreck of John Kaminski's plane, where he had been scheduled to fly at the Fourth of July festivities. |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | Pilot John Kaminski racing a motorcycle at the fairgrounds. |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | A Curtiss hydroaeroplane tied down prior to a test flight over San Diego Bay. Two unidentified pilots rest on the dock in the shade of its wing. |
Date: | 1913 |
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Description: | Hangar of the Ohio aviation school of Dr. Rudolph Silverston, formerly of Milwaukee, together with three planes: two Curtiss pushers and a Bleriot monoplan... |
Date: | 05 1913 |
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Description: | John Kaminski, his Curtiss pusher, and a young admirer. |
Date: | 08 30 1913 |
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Description: | John Kaminski and mechanic Jack Knight making mechanical repairs to Kaminski's plane during an emergency landing at High Point. Such events were guaranteed... |
Date: | 08 30 1913 |
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Description: | Exhibition pilot John Kaminski preparing to take off at High Point. Here Kaminski is waiting for the engine to warm up; once it is ready he will signal to ... |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | An unsuccessful test of Glenn Curtiss' hydroplane in San Diego Bay. The pilot about to be rescued is thought to be Milwaukee's John Kaminski. |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | A Wright Model B Flyer at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Although unidentified, this is believed to be the aircraft that Farnum Fish flew at the fairgrou... |
Date: | 09 11 1955 |
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Description: | The crowd at "Air Progress Day," an air show sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club. |
Date: | 1924 |
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Description: | A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s... |
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Description: | Carl, Robert, and Ray Breecher at work on their modified parasol Heath airplane. After months of hard work, the plane was completely destroyed during a tes... |
Date: | 1936 |
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Description: | Refueling a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. Because gasoline truck hoses did not have pumps, airplanes were refueled by filling 5-gallon cans and then lifting the... |
Date: | 07 02 1909 |
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Description: | Test flight of the bi-plane invented by Ray Zorn of Dayton, Ohio, who later resided in Waukesha, Wisconsin. |
Date: | |
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Description: | Tony Italiano of Waukesha, founder of the Supreme Model Supply Co., with a large model airplane. |
Date: | 1928 |
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Description: | Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father... |
Date: | 07 19 1931 |
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Description: | The crowd at a free air show sponsored by the recently organized Waukesha Aviation Club in order to dedicate their new airport. In actuality, the club's ai... |
Date: | 08 1912 |
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Description: | John Kaminski (the first licensed pilot in Wisconsin, third from the right in checkered cap) with his new Curtiss pusher, the "Sweetheart." |
Date: | 1952 |
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Description: | To celebrate the addition of DC-3s to their fleet, North Central Airlines sponsored several special promotional events. One such activity was a special fli... |
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