Name Roland Rohlfs | Died March 22, 1974 | |
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Roland Rohlfs (1892 - 1974) was an American aviator.
Biography
He was the son of Anna Katharine Green, the crime novelist; and Charles Rohlfs, the actor and furniture craftsman.
Rohlfs flew a hydro-aeroplane called the "Dunkirk Fighter" for Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1918. Later that year he broke the flight airspeed record while flying a Curtiss Wasp, his speed was clocked at 163.1 mph (262.4 km/h).
In 1919 he broke another world record when he flew to an altitude of 34,610 feet in a Curtiss L-3 triplane (at - 47 degrees Fahrenheit).
He died in 1974.
References
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