Replica of the Curtiss Flyer and Stunt Pilot Lincoln Beachey displayed in the Aviation museum in McMinnville Oregon. Click here for More about Museum.
Lincoln Beachey, a memmer of the Curtiss aviation troupe and one of the most famous of our pioneering aviators, was the star attraction. Orville Wright himself once said, "An aeroplane in the hands of Lincoln Beachey is poetry. His mastery is a thing of beauty to watch. He is the most wonderful flier of all." On his last tour of 126 cities in 1914 his average audience was said to be over 100,000. The United States Congress adjourned twice from formal sessions, in 1906 and 1914, to witness his performances. He was universally declared "The World's Greatest Aviator" by everyone from Orville Wright to Glenn Curtiss, from poet Elbert Hubbard to inventors Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. Lincoln Beachey, Inc., earned over $250,000 during 1914 ($3,750,000 in current dollars). Click to read more about Beachey in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
