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of Boston, and was to be flown by his chauffeur, George McNarra. After the first flight Haupt took up a passenger, made additional flights the following day and took McNarra for his first aerial trip. This plane was also Roberts-powered and was the first two-seater Bleriot made in the United States. Haupt remained as test pilot for the American Aeroplane Supply House for a time and flight tested planes for A. V. Rayburn of St. Louis, Missouri, and A. C. Menges of Memphis, Tennessee. About this time Haupt considered making a flight over New York City, but apparently this idea was later abandoned. 

That season he stopped flying exhibitions due to the usual necessity of having to fly from hazardous and extremely small race track fields to fulfill these engagements. Haupt apparently gave up flying that fall and returned to automobile racing. For a time [[strikethrough]], both before and after World War I, [[/strikethrough]] he raced for louis Bergdol and Fred Duesenberg, and drove at Indianapolis, Minneapolis and St. Paul and Sheepshead Bay, Long Island. 

During World War I Haupt was with Duesenberg Motors, Elizabeth, New Jersey on the development and manufacture of Duesenberg and King-Bugatti aircraft engines. After giving up race driving he was associated with the Philadelphia Branch of General Motors as an ignition specialist for some time. During World War II he was with the Navy on electrical work, where he remained for sixteen years. 

Mr. Haupt passed away on April 20 [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]], 1996

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