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from the radiator. A month later he had the plane flying again at Pasadena, California. On September 28th, Hamilton obtained F.A.I. Pilot License No. 12 [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] flying this plane.

October 22nd to 30th he was a contestant at the Belmont Park International Aviation Meet in New York. This was a large event and Hamilton competed with the top aviators of the world. He was still crippled from the crash at Sacramento and having some difficulty in handling and landing his fast tricky machine. As a result his performance there was, for him, somewhat unspectacular. John Moisant had brought over a team of European aviators for this event and as a result the Moisant Brothers formed the "International Aviator" to tour the southern states during the winter months of 1910-1911. Apparently intrigued by this setup, Hamilton joined the group with his "Hamiltonian." Also flying in the group were Americans John Moisant and his sister Matilda, Frisbie, Seymour, and French aviators Barrier, Simon, Garros, and Audemars. This troupe exhibited at Richmond, Virginia; Memphis and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Tupelo Mississippi; and New Orleans, Louisiana, where Moisant was killed on December 31, 1910. During the fall of 1910 Curtiss sued Hamilton for breach of contract and in January, 1911, Curtiss won the suit at Bath, New York.

From January to March, 1911, the International Aviators flew engagements in Texas and Vera Cruz, Monterey, and Mexico City in Mexico. At El Paso Hamilton and Simon made a 25-minute flight across the border and over Juarez, Mexico which was in a state of siege. They did this after receiving permission, with the understanding that they do so at the risk of being fired upon the by the Mexican insurgents. Hamilton became ill at Monterey on February 20th and left the troupe to return home, where later his ailment proved to be tuberculosis.

Hoping to regain his health and continue his flying, he formed the Hamilton Aviation company at New Britain, Connecticut, in April, 1911. The incorporators were Hamilton and his wife, his mother, and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Beaudette, and T.W. O'Conner. The group established a flying field at