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Photo from the website, EARLY SEAPLANES Courtesy of Roy Nagl I heartily recommend that you visit his sites. Dear Ralph: I was just thinking that you might want to take a look at my web pages on early seaplanes at http://www.roynagl.0catch.com/seaplanes.htm Some of these vintage photos were taken in the Philippines, around 1913, and I believe these photos may relate to the U.S. Air Corps Philippine Air School. One of the photos, on the second page, has a closeup of a pilot in a Burgess-Wright Hydroplane, and it may show either Herbert Dargue or Vernon Burge, two of the aviators from the school, who are, also, two of the early birds featured on your web site. Of, course, you are welcome to use any of these photos and any help in identifying the photos is always welcome! Best wishes! Roy |
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You will find the story of Corporal Burge and of Herbert A. Dargue, as pilots of a Burgess seaplane in 1913, by clicking on: Vernon Burge and using the "Find" function on "Burge" I heartily recommend that you visit the homepage of the US Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio, by clicking on: US Airforce Museum |
The story of Corporal Vernon L. Burge may be found by clicking on his name. In addition, there is a page devoted to the Wright 1909 Military Flyer, (Signal Corps airplane No. 1), the Wright 1911 Modified "B" Flyer, the Phillipine Flying School and access to the whole US Air Force Museum website. |
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Col. Vernon L. Burge, USAF retired, died September 6, 1971. He was the last surviving member of the historic 1st Aviation Detachment
of the U.S. Army. He made his first solo flight in the Phillipines March 1, 1912, becoming the first enlisted man to become a pilot in the
Army. He retired in 1945, with the rank of colonel, after 38 years in the military service. January 1973, Number 79 |
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