Oops...his name was "Paulhan"



"Don Pyeatt" wrote in message
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Just discernable on the tip of a rudder is "Henry Farman". More
interesting is the name "Paulham" below.

Louis Paulham was a pioneering French aviator in the early 1900's, winning
many prizes and touring the U.S. with the "French Aviators" and performing
in airshows across the country.

In August 1908, Paulham established an endurance record of 2 hours 53
minutes and 24 seconds, beating Wilber Wright's previous record of 2 hours
20 minutes.

On 12 January 1910, Paulham set a new world altitude record of 4,600 feet
at Aviation Field, Los Angeles, in a Farman Biplane - perhaps the airplane
in this photo.

In April 1910, Paulham won a $50,000 prize in "the greatest race in the
history of mankind" by flying from London to Manchester - a distance of
150 miles - with only one overnight stop at Litchfield.

These are only a few of the accolades received by Paulham. Exciting times
they were.

Don