[AEA Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft attempting to take off]

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Identifier2018-10-01-B_image_052SourceThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection (2018-10-01-B), Box 1, Folder 3CreatorAerial Experiment AssociationDescriptionPhotograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, attempting to take off on Keuka Lake, New York, November 5, 1908. The aircraft did not get airborne.

Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug, placed on pontoons and renamed the Loon, propelled over the water on Lake Keuka, near Hammondsport, N.Y., carrying Mr. Douglas McCurdy as Aviator, Nov. 30, 1908. The Loon did not rise into the air."

Caption from bulletin: "25. Drome No. 3, Curtiss' June Bug placed on pontoons and re-named 'The Loon', propelled over the water on Lake Keuka, near Hammondsport, N.Y., carrying Mr. Douglas McCurdy as Aviator, Nov. 30, 1908. 'The Loon' did not rise into the air."

Part of a souvenir bulletin containing text and photographs related to the work of the Aerial Experiment Association, issued April 12, 1909.Creation Date1908-11-05SubjectAerial Experiment AssociationAerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 3 LoonMcCurdy, John A. D., 1886-1961SeaplanesKeuka Lake (N.Y.)PlaceHammondsport (N.Y.)New York (State)United StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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