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one of his airships at an air meet in San Antonio, Texas, April 20th to 25th where reportedly he made some brief hops, and both Curtiss and Charles Hamilton flew it.
During the summer of 1910 Baldwin had this plane at Mineola, Long Island, New York, where he continued its development and slowly learned to fly. Later in the year he built a second plane, powered by an 8-cylinder, direct-drive Curtiss engine. While at Mineola, Baldwin obtained F.A.I Pilot License No. 7 on June 20, 1910. His first public exhibition flying was at St. Louis, Missouri, September 10th to 12th, followed by flights at Kansas City, Missouri, October 22nd to 30th. He had at that time built some planes and organized an exhibition team, engaging Bud Mars and Tod Schriver as pilot-mechanics. 
They left for an exhibition tour of the Orient in January, 1911, and made flights in Manila, China, and Japan; then they sold their planes and spare parts to the Japanese Government as they left for home. In April, they were back in Mineola, where Baldwin started the construction of some new planes which were completed for him by the Witteman Brothers of Staten Island, New York. He also took the eastern agency for Hall-Scott aviation engines and planned to use them in his new planes. These airplanes were called "Red Devils," because they were covered with red Baldwin rubberized fabric. He flew one of these planes at an air meet at Columbus, Ohio, May 29th to June 3rd, then at Nassau Boulevard, New York, on June 10th. At that time, he was teaching three new students, Lee Hammond, William Badger and Blanche Scott. On July 30th Baldwin, Hammond, and Badger left New York for Chicago, with their equipment, to compete in the Grand Park Meet August 12th and 20th. Baldwin, who was always preaching caution, had troble with his eager young students. Badger was killed, and Hammond had two serious accidents. After the meet, Baldwin and Hammond returned to Long Island where they were active that fall and flew in the Nassau Meet September 23rd to 30th. 
On December 27th Baldwin and Hammond, with their equipment, sailed for the