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[[stamp]] FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE [[/stamp]]

DAVID H. McCULLOCH
Pioneer Test Pilot and Flying Boat Instructor

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David H. McCulloch was born at Port Royal, Pennsylvania April 23, 1891. Information is lacking concerning his early life and education, but evidently he was born of wealthy parents.

While on a visit to Hammondsport, New York to visit the Hildreth family during the late summer of 1912 McCulloch was fascinated by the flying of Curtiss water planes on Lake Keuka and had some rides in a flying boat. He was so completely impressed by the sport that he enrolled for instruction and placed an order for a boat.

He was taught to fly by Francis "Doc" Wildman and by mid-October had completed his course. His new boat was delivered to him there in early December and he began flying it at once, then Curtiss persuaded him to go to South America as a Sales Representative to demonstrate flying boats and hydro-aeroplanes, with Wildman to go with him for a short time to help get the venture started. 

They sailed on December 28th, 1912 with a new Curtiss flying boat and one hydro-aeroplane and McCulloch expected to be on this assignment for about one year. They were to give no exhibitions but to devote their time to Government demonstrations and sales efforts. Curtiss representative Charles Champlin went down about one month before their departture to arrange schedules.

In late January, 1913 they were in Brazil where they sold five flying boats at once. Moving on to Argentina three planes were sold in February and McCulloch