[John A. McCurdy seated at controls of Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft]

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[John A. McCurdy seated at controls of Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft]

Description

Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, circa March 1909.

Caption on verso: "Silver Dart. J. A. D. McCurdy, aviator, showing the first water cooled motor installed in an aeroplane. McCurdy made a 14-mile flight in this plane over the ice at Baddeck, Novia Scotia [sic], March 2, 1909."

Stamped on verso: "Photo by / H. M. Benner / Hammondsport, N. Y."

Date

1909-03 circa

Creator

Extent

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 17 x 12 cm

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Bibliographic Citation

The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2011-00-00-17_image_018_01
2011-00-00-17_image_018_02