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FROM THE 
FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES 
OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE
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HARRY B. BROWN
Early Wright Sportsman and Exhibition Pilot

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Harry B. Brown was born at Walpole, Massachusetts, October 9, 1883, the son of wealthy parents. He attended Amhurst [[Amherst]] College, and later lived in Boston. 

[[strikeout]] He first [[/strikeout]] In late 1910 and early 1911 he became interested in ballooning and made several ascensions with A. Leo Stevens, a nationally known professional balloonist. [[strikeout]] in late 1910 and early 1911. [[/strikeout]] In June, 1911, he had a few [[strikeout]] aeroplane [[/strikeout]] airplane rides with Harry Atwood at Boston and this sold him on flying.

Brown then decided to go to Europe where he took a flying course at a Farman School at Brooklands, England. His instructor was Marcel Blondeau. [[strikeout]] and [[/strikeout]] After finishing his instruction he obtained British License No. 102 late in July, 1911.

Back home in the early spring of 1912, Brown bought a Wright Model "B" plane and took some [[strikeout]] Wright [[/strikeout]] instruction from George Beatty on Long Island. In May, A. Leo Stevens became his exhibition manager. Stevens was also managing Miss Harriet Quimby and three other pilots as an exhibition team. Brown established himself at Hicksville, Long Island, for the season and had his own private flying grounds. There he made almost daily flights, continuing his practice and occasionally carrying passengers. On June 26th, 1912 he took up Rodman Law to make a parachute jump at Hicksville. Law, who was a professional chute jumper and a member of the Stevens exhibition team, was a brother of Ruth Law, the nationally known 

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