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In 1912 Lake Keuka was the scene of the first successful flight of a flying boat which, together with his sale of the first aeroplane to the US Navy in 1911, earned Curtiss the title of "The father of Naval Aviation".
In the early decades of the 20th Century Hammondsport was a center of American aviation, attracting people from around the world to engage in the design, manufacture, and flight instruction of flying machines, flying boats, and dirigibles.
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