Curtiss Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/curtiss Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:55:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Curtiss Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/curtiss 32 32 Gerald T. Hanley, Sr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/ri-national-guard/gerald-t-hanley-sr-1884-1950 https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/ri-national-guard/gerald-t-hanley-sr-1884-1950#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=776 Gerald T. Hanley, Sr. (1884-1950) is considered the founder of the Rhode Island Air National Guard. Then-1st Lt. Hanley of Battery A, Coast Artillery, in the RI state militia used his own Curtiss hydro-aeroplane to provide basic aeronautics instruction to members of his battery well before the US entry into World War I. Early flier […]

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