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The hopes of the builder, J. Arthur Olsen, were realized Saturday when the bi-pane which had been under construction for several weeks at the Francis Wagon Works moved gracefully into the air, and after a flight of nearly a mile was brought to the surface of Otsego Lake again by the pilot, William B. Stewart, because of engine trouble. As soon as it can be taken down and packed it will be shipped to Boston, Massachusetts for further flights. Mr. Olsen will begin construction of a flying boat as soon as the bi-plane is shipped. He expects to have it finished for use this summer on Otsego Lake.
February 3, 1915
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