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The Collection: People: Frank T. Coffyn

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Frank Coffyn inside the boardwalk airplane shed, Atlantic City.Frank Coffyn, Arch Hoxsey, and Duval La Chapelle posing with a Wright transitional aircraft.Frank Coffyn in flight over Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Frank Coffyn (right) and Philip Parmalee in front of an early Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn (left) and unidentified man.Left to right: Frank Coffyn, Walter Brookins, an unidentified man, and Roy Knabenshue with a Wright transitional aircraft, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Left to right: Walter Brookins, Count Jacques de Lesseps, and Frank Coffyn at an unidentified exhibition.Frank Coffyn on the beach, Atlantic City, New Jersey.Frank Coffyn resting on the skid of a Wright transitional during an exhibition.
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Pioneer aviator and original member of Wright exhibition team. Born October 24, 1879, Charleston, South Carolina. Died December 10, 1960, Palo Alto, California. Coffyn was active in aviation following his time with the Wright Company, working as an Army flight instructor, getting his helicopter license in 1940, and finally working for the Hiller Helicopter Company.


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