1913 Burgess and Curtis Biplane (stainless steel replica) - Texas City, TX
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N 29° 23.902 W 094° 53.563
15R E 316343 N 3253611
A stainless steel exact replica of the original 1913 Burgess and Curtis Biplane at Bay Street Park in Texas City, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMWW29
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2017
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The stainless steel replica of the 1913 Burgess and Curtis Biplane was designed by Fred Sandberg. Donations were received from local industries to provide stainless steel materials for the replica's components. Raymond Guidry of Tennille Metal Works, Inc., fabricated the plane.
Per a plaque by the plane's pedestal:
"Replica of a 1913 vintage airplane
The first provisional aero squadron was organized in Texas City March 5, 1913.
Nine of the twelve airplanes assigned to the United States Army
were located on an airfield immediately South of this location, where tents served as hangars.
This replica biplane (Type H Signal Corps SC-9) represents one of the first "Flying Machines" used by the Signal Corps in training, reconnaissance, and communications before World War I.
Fred Sanders - Replica Design
Jesse Ponce and Douglas Edwards - Research
Raymond Guidry - Assembly
[...]
Dedicated July 2, 1994"
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