The firm created advanced flying boats like the H-12 ("Large America") for the British Royal Naval Air Service. Interwar Period and Consolidation: 1919–1939 Curtiss 1907–47 (Aviation Industry Series) - Amazon.com
Curtiss made the first officially witnessed flight in North America and won top prizes at international air meets in France.
He pioneered seaplanes and flying boats, enabling takeoff and landing on naval ships, earning him the title "Father of Naval Aviation". World War I and the "Jenny": 1914–1918
The firm created advanced flying boats like the H-12 ("Large America") for the British Royal Naval Air Service. Interwar Period and Consolidation: 1919–1939 Curtiss 1907–47 (Aviation Industry Series) - Amazon.com
Curtiss made the first officially witnessed flight in North America and won top prizes at international air meets in France.
He pioneered seaplanes and flying boats, enabling takeoff and landing on naval ships, earning him the title "Father of Naval Aviation". World War I and the "Jenny": 1914–1918