"Flying boat" Quotes from Famous Books
... Mr. Rodman Wanamaker gave Glenn H. Curtiss a commission to build a flying boat which would fly across the Atlantic. Commander Porte was brought from England, and he, with Mr. Curtiss, worked out the designs for a flying boat much larger than any previously built, and fitted with two motors instead of one. As entirely separate ... — History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish |