Roland Rohlfs
Early American aviator
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| Intro | Early American aviator | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| was | Aviator | ||||
| Work field | Military | ||||
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| Birth | 10 February 1892, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, U.S.A. | ||||
| Death | 22 March 1974 (aged 82 years) | ||||
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Roland Rohlfs (1892 - 1974) was an American aviator.
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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.