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their improvised canvas hangars when they heard a terrific roaring in the sky. Rushing out of their hangars, they saw Paulhan swooping gracefully over the exhibition field in his plane. Beachey turned to Knabenshu and said: "Roy, our racket is dead." Paulhan, of course, eclipsed all of the dirigibles during the meet and among the interested spectator was a young lumberman from Seattle, William E. Boeing, who watched in awe as Paulhan flew flew overhead. Boeing went back to Seattle and eventually established one of the greatest airplane companies ever to exist.
        The meet actually attracted over 20,000 spectators who watched record after record broken by air heroes Glenn Curtiss, Louis M. Paulhan, C. [[strikethrough]] H. [[/strikethrough]] K. Hamilton, Charles Willard, and Knabenshu. The meet lasted ten unforgettable days and it was to influence greatly Los Angeles' future as one of the great aeronautical communities of our nation. 
        The Wrights now decided to enter the aerial exhibition business and to train a troupe of flyers. They believe that Knabenshue was probably just the man they needed to manage such a team. They proceeded to send him a telegram in Los Angeles and he responded favorably, saying he would see them as soon as he returned to Ohio. As a result of his conversations with the Wright Brothers, Knabenshu took charge of the work of the nationwide activities of the Wright Exhibition Company, arranging public flights for the Wrights. He had need of a capable secretary, and Miss Mabel Beck was h ired. She stayed with the Wrights the rest of their lives.
       By the time Knabenshu had started planning for public exhibitions, Orville Wright began training pilots to handle the exhibi-

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