Curtiss Oriole Giving Exhibition Flights Over Fair Grounds, Oct. 6, 1920

The "Curtiss Oriole" which will give exhibition flights over the Fair Grounds today and tomorrow at 3 p.m., arrived in the city late yesterday afternoon and circled about the city to apprise everybody of its presence. Mr. W.H. Clark, formerly pilot of the Liberty fiver, which spent several days here, was at the wheel, and Mr. W.F. Burton, secretary of the Morrow Aircraft Corporation, and Mr. G.M. Clark, mechanic, were passengers. This is one of the fastest airplanes in use. It carries four passengers and travels at a speed of 100 miles an hour. The plane made the 108 miles from Maxton to Charlotte in 58 minutes with four passengers, which probably is the fastest time ever recorded. The trip from Charlotte wsas made in 35 minutes. The Curtiss Oriole, in addition to giving exhibition flights, will carry passengers. (From the Hickory Daily Record, Oct. 6, 1920)