Pacific Aviation Company settled a suit brought by the local aviation committee of Fremont for $300. Walsh then sued the Pacific Aviation Company for $56.25 that he felt was owed to him as his share of ticket sales for the event. This resulted in an attachment (law) being executed against the airplane. Walsh and Manning then had an altercation in front of the Terry Hotel in Fremont that night over Manning deducting airplane repair costs from his share of ticket sales. This was something Walsh claimed clearly violated his contract. According to the local newspaper covering the event, Walsh did not own any interest in the plane. Curtiss Exhibition Company Following the 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet, Walsh became a contract demonstration pilot with the Curtiss Exhibition Company. On August 31, 1911, he reportedly flew his newly assigned 75 hp Curtiss pusher for the first time at Sterling, Illinois, without incident, followed by an event in Iowa. Walsh then returned to Nebraska, performing aerial demonstrations until the first week of October. On October 12, crowds gathered at Traction Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to watch Walsh become the first pilot to fly over the Rio Grande Valley. The Albuquerque International Sunport has a 1914 Curtiss-style pusher representative of the one flown by Walsh on display in the terminal which helps commemorate the event. He continued on a very busy schedule for the rest of the year. For Walsh, 1912 began by making flights over Havana, Cuba, on New Years Day. His demonstration flights in that city included flying the first woman passenger in Cuba. He spent the rest of January on a very busy tour throughout Texas. His flying soon became influenced by Lincoln Beachy. He crashed and died on October 3, 1912, in Trenton, New Jersey, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, San Diego. References External links Charles Francis Walsh at Early Aviators Image gallery 1877 births 1912 deaths American aviators Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States People from San Diego County, California People from Winslow, Arizona Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1912