Curtiss: The Hammondsport Era 1907-1915; The definitive survey of the flying machines produced by Glenn H. Curtiss, one of America's pioneering aircraft designers and inventor of the flying boat

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1981. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good. xiv, [2], 235, [5] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Index. Minor cover wear. The author was former Curator of Aircraft, National Air and Space Museum. He flew in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He moved to Bermuda in 1948, where he worked as the Assistant to the Director of Civil Aviation. In 1956, he moved to Northfield, VT and he taught aviation subjects at Norwich University. In 1958, Mr. Casey was selected for the position of Curator of Aircraft, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. He served in that position until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Casey wrote and contributed to aviation journals and, as the leading authority on the Curtiss Aircraft Company and Curtiss aircraft, authored several books. He located and recovered the Miles M.12 Mohawk airplane, which was one of Charles A. Lindberg's custom-made aircraft. After completing its restoration the aircraft was donated to the Royal Air Force Museum, London, England in 2000. This work shows and describes each model aircraft built by the Aerial Experiment Association, and traces Curtiss' involvement with the aviation industry prior to the First World War.