NAVY FLYER BREAKS SEAPLANE SPEED RECORD
Port Washington, New York (JFK+50) On September 27, 1924, Lt. David Rittenhouse* of the United States Navy "broke his former world seaplane speed record."
The Lt., piloting a Curtiss** seaplane racer, averaged 227.5 miles per hour on a half-hour flight. His previous record, according to the Associated Press, was 169.89 miles per hour.
*Lt. David Rittenhouse won the 1923 Schneider competition held at Cowes on the Isle of Wright, England.
**Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company (1909-1929) was founded by G. H. Curtis & A.M. Herring in Hammondsport, New York.
SOURCE
"Navy Flyer Breaks Own Record; Goes 227 Miles an Hour," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 27, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
