Experimental tandem-wing aircraft Experimental tandem-wing aircraft made by aviation pioneer, John Joseph Montgomery (1858-1911). The location is the Leonard Ranch on the bluffs of what is now the Seascape area. Montgomery first tested model airplanes and later a 24-foot glider. Many test flights took off from the railroad trestle at Manresa Beach. The individuals are unidentified. This airplane may be the one tested in July, 1904. Source of information: Tom Leonard Clark p. 182 Spearman p.18, pp.36-52
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Experimental tandem-wing aircraft made by aviation pioneer, John Joseph Montgomery (1858-1911). The location is the Leonard Ranch on the bluffs of what is now the Seascape area. Montgomery first tested model airplanes and later a 24-foot glider. Many test flights took off from the railroad trestle at Manresa Beach. The individuals are unidentified. This airplane may be the one tested in July, 1904. Source of information: Tom Leonard Clark p. 182 Spearman p.18, pp.36-52
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