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In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. 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In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. 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In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. 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In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. 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In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. 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In 1910, he earned permanent possession of this trophy after completing the first successful long-distance flight, covering 147 miles from Albany to New York City. As the holder of the first US pilots license and founder of the nations first flying school, Curtiss played a vital role in training military pilots during WWI with the iconic Curtiss JN-4, known as the Jenny. Recognized as the Father of Naval Aviation, he pioneered hydroplanes and the first landing systems for carrier ships. 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