First Airplane in Tulare County

First Airplane in Tulare County (HM2N52)

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N 36° 12.656', W 119° 19.22'

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At this site on February 11, 1912, Frank Bryant piloted the first airplane to land in Tulare County at what was then the Tulare County Fairgrounds. The plane, a Curtiss pusher-type biplane, had been used by Glenn Curtiss to win a world speed title in France 1909. Later, following a crash, it was rebuilt by Bryant who taught himself to fly this aircraft constructed of wood and bamboo held together by wire; its wings covered by canvas the plane was put through its paces by Bryant during a two-day air show. Executing thrilling dips, dives, and turns at an unbelievable 60 miles an hour. It also raced an automobile around a kite-shaped track. Joining Bryant for the show was Roy Francis, flying a Gage biplane built in Los Angeles by the Eaton Brothers. People packed the fairgrounds grandstand and paid $10,000 in admissions to get a close look at the fearless pilots with their newfangled flying machines, and unknowingly, ushered Tulare County into the modern age of aviation.
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HM NumberHM2N52
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1987
Placed ByDr. Samuel Gregg George Chapter 1855 of E Clampus Vitus
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 at 10:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 291414 N 4009840
Decimal Degrees36.21093333, -119.32033333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 12.656', W 119° 19.22'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 12' 39.36" N, 119° 19' 13.2" W
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