March 6, 2018
Alexander Pearson was killed flying this Curtiss R-8 Navy plane at the Pulitzer Race at Wilbur Wright Field in September 1924.
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The year 1921 stands unique in the history of United States aeronautics. World War I had just ended, and a stimulus of popular curiosity emerged regarding the aircraft that essentially won the war.
By Wendy Howell
March 6, 2018
