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[[stamped]] FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE [[/stamped]] the Harvard-Boston Air Meet from September 3rd to 13th 1910. In January, 1911 Hilliard started flying the new Burgess 2-Passenger Model "D" at Ipswich, Mass. On the second day he carried passengers. This plane resembled the Farman with 50 Gnome Rotary engine. Burgess exhibited. Burgess exhibited one of these planes at the Aero Show at Grand Central Palace, New York, on January 7th, and after the show ended the exhibit plane was taken to Mineola where he began making demonstration flights as weather permitted. This plane had an Indian Rotary engine built by the Indian Motorcycle Company, and since it was a new experimental engine, lacking necessary development testing, Hilliard experienced considerable difficulty with it. At Mineloa Hilliard made several attempts to pass his qualification tests for a pilot license but engine trouble, and a bit of recklessness on his part, prevented him from ever passing the required tests. There he carried passengers on numerous occasion, including actress Miss Catherine Draper of New York and A. Leo Stevens, the celebrated balloon pilot and manufacturer. Apparently Hilliard remained at Mineloa, and about April 1st Burgess started a school there, and was also scheduled to bring the first new Burgess-wright Model F to the school. On April 13th, 1911 Hilliard made a balloon ascension as a passenger, with A. Leo Stevens, from North Adams, Mass. It was his first balloon trip. On April 12th Burgess arrived at Mineloa with the new Model F and started flying it himself as Hilliard was not familiar with the Wright controls. It appears Hilliard had been trying to instruct some pupils but owing to engine troubles and bad weather had not made much progress. On April 17th he started out with A. Leo Stevens and shortly after take-off engine failure caused a forced landing and a bad smashup resulted. Neither man was injured, but the plane was so badly wrecked it was send back to the factory. This seemed to end Hilliard's flying on Long Island. No mention is made as to the pupils who have been there at that time. It was then announced that Burgess would open a school at Atlantic, Mass. about May 1st, 1911, with Burgess and Hilliard instructing. A.A. Merrill of 2