Note 6 — Chapter II · FUTURE SURPRISES OF THE AEROPLANE–HUNTING, TRAVEL, MAIL, WIRELESS, LIFE-SAVING, AND OTHER SPECIAL USES
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The first start from a roof-top was made on June 12, 1912, when Silas Christoferson in a Curtiss biplane rose from a platform built on the roof of the Hotel Multnomah, Portland, Ore., and flew safely away.–AUGUSTUS POST.