Bud Mars

Bud Mars in Hawaii

A contingent from the Glenn Curtiss Aircraft Company of New York arrived in Honolulu on Dec 19, 1910 with two Curtiss "Pusher" aircraft disassembled and crated. They were on the first stop of a 30,000 mile aerial demonstration tour through Asia and Africa. The spectators on Oahu were to be charged $1.00 per head at the Moanalua Polo Grounds. The amount of "Freeloaders" on nearby ridges made the whole venture not worthwhile and the team left Hawaii somewhat disgruntled after only three days of flights

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