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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.Postcard of Walter Brookins flying over the surf in New Jersey, with Frank Coffyn as passenger.Preparing to launch a Model B, two men stand ready to pull the propellers through, two hold the tail boom, Coffyn stands at the front, tending to the engine, and one is seated on board.
Model B just before launch. The propellers spinning, four men hold the tail boom, Coffyn and passenger aboard.Model B taking off, with three men in view, having just let go of the tail boom.Frank Coffyn performing in Troy, New York.
Frank Coffyn performing in Troy, New York.Frank Coffyn flying the single-plane transitional aircraft.Frank Coffyn flying over Hartford, Connecticut.
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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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