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... of Ships Journal, contended that a 10,000-ton ship, such as the seaplane tender Curtiss, could be specially outfitted as an integrated astronautics ship and could handle all solid-fuel ...

U.S. Patent Office granted patent (No. 1142754) to Glenn H. Curtiss covering the arrangement of a step or ridge incorporated in the hull of flying boats.

Lt. R. C. Saufley reached 11,975 feet over Pensacola in a Curtiss AH-14, an American altitude record for hydro-aeroplanes.

American altitude record of 16,072 feet set by Lt. R. C. Saufley in a Curtiss hydroaeroplane.

First flight test of 12-cylinder Liberty engine in Curtiss HS-1 flying boat at Buffalo, N.Y.

"Dunkirk fighter" or Navy HA seaplane made its first flight at Port Washington, Long Island, with Curtiss pilot Roland Robifs as pilot.

First Army transcontinental flight by four Curtiss JN4's began at San Diego, reaching Jacksonville, Fla., on December 22.

Lt. R. L. Maitland attained world speed record of 239.95 mph hi Curtiss R-6 at Dayton, Ohio.

Navy aircraft won first and second places in Schneider Cup international seaplane races at Cowes, England, and established new world record for seaplanes with a speed of 109.89 mph for 200 kilometers. Flying CR-3's powered by Curtiss D-12 engines, Lt. David Rittenhouse achieved 177.38 mph in the race, while Lt. Rutledge Irvine placed second with 173.46 mph.

Lt. A. J. Williams (USN) set new world speed records of 243.8 mph for 100 kilometers, and 243.7 mph for 200 kilometers over a closed circnit, flying a Curtiss R2C-1 Racer in the Pulitzer Trophy Race, at St. Louis, Mo.

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