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The Collection: People: Frank T. Coffyn

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Frank Coffyn (3rd from left), E. S. L. Randolph (2nd from left), and two men in front of early Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn and E. S. L. Randolph prior to take off in early Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn standing in a field.
Frank Coffyn and Walter Brookins setting Wright transitional aircraft on launching rail, Atlantic City, New Jersey.Frank Coffyn on horseback, speaking to Ralph Johnstone and Duval La Chapelle.Frank Coffyn, his wife, and military personnel posing in front of a tent, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Frank Coffyn taking off or landing in a Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn and a group of men in front of a Wright Model B.Frank Coffyn flying under the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1912.
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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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