Title	Early South Bend Flight 2
Description	This photo was taken ca. 1910 in South Bend, Indiana, by J. J. Makielski. It shows what may be the first flight over South Bend. Although Rene Simon is reported to have performed the first flight in the city on Sept. 10, 1911, these photos do not depict his Bleriot monoplane. This model is consistent with a Curtiss D pusher, a plane used by Eugene Burton Ely. The Hammond Times documents Ely as flying over East Chicago in October of 1910 as a result of a race from Chicago to New York. Race plans originally included a stop in South Bend, but the race was ultimately cancelled. At this time, the exact date and name of the pilot are unknown.
Original Date	ca. 1910
Time Period	1910s (1910-1919)
Digital Date	2016-07-26
Identifier	HST-MAK-AIR-003
Physical Repository	Private Collection
Additional Usage Terms	This image is made available by the Makielski-Doktor family archive. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information, contact local.history@sjcpl.org.
Creator	Makielski, J. J.
Provenance	St. Joseph County Public Library (South Bend, IN)
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Early South Bend Flight 2

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