America the Beautiful

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A replica of Glenn Curtiss's America aircraft successfully flew.
  • The flight took place in Hammondsport, New York.
  • Air-to-air photos of the flight are available.
  • The project involved dozens of volunteers working for over a decade.
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The flight of the replica of Glenn Curtiss’s America in Hammondsport, New York last weekend was captured in beautiful air-to-air photos, provided to AVweb by Jean Doherty of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Dozens of volunteers worked for more than a decade to make the flight possible.


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