<p>In May 1911, the Curtiss Model E became the first aircraft ordered by the US Navy. It was given the designation A-1 and gained the nickname ‘Triad’ because it could operate on land, on water, or in the air.
This mock-up is part of the Lone Star Flight Museum and is seen at their previous home of Galveston, Texas, United States.
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18th March 2017
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/39678576814/">Curtiss A-1 ‘Triad’ (full size Mock-up)</a>