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take-off and again he landed in the lake, following which he decided against any further flights at Toronto.

Willard then shipped the airplane to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he flew for the Aero Club of Cincinnati on November 12th to 14th at the Iatonia, Kentucky Race Track across the Ohio River from the city. There he was joined by Glenn Curtiss flying another Curtiss plane, and Knabenshue, Beachey, and Dixon all flying dirigibles. In mid-November Willard shipped his plane to Los Angeles, California to prepare for the first scheduled Air Meet held in America, at Dominguez Field January 10th to 20th, 1910. Flying there also were Louis Paulhan, Glenn Curtiss, and Charles Hamilton. Lincoln Beachey and Roy Knabenshue also flew their dirigibles.

After the Los Angeles Meet the Aeronautical Society of New York sold the Golden Flyer to Charles J. Strobel of Toledo, Ohio, and Willard leased a plane from Curtiss. [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] With his own manager he proceeded to engage independently in exhibition flying. Their first engagement was at Fresno, California, then to Phoenix, Arizona. On April 5th to 10th Willard, Curtiss, and Bud Mars flew at Memphis, Tennessee. There [[strikethrough]] he [[/strikethrough]] Willard had a minor smashup but was not injured. April 20th to 25th Willard and Charles Hamilton flew at San Antonio, Texas, then on May 14th Willard flew at Alexandria, Louisiana. May 28th to 30th he and Mars flew at Joplin, Missouri and there Willard was shot down by an angry farmer, forcing him to make a landing on a road with a damaged propeller. June 22d to the 26th Willard, Curtiss, Mars, and Eugene Ely were at St. Paul, Minnesota; June 29th to July 1st  Willard and Mars flew at Sioux City, Iowa; July 3d and 4th Willard was at Kansas City, Missouri and July 9th to 14th Willard, Curtiss, and Mars were at Omaha, Nebraska; then July 16th and 17th Willard flew at Decatur, Illinois.

At about this time Willard returned the leased plane to Curtiss to avoid any trouble with the Wright Brothers. During this period Willard and his mechanics had been building parts for a new machine, piece-meal, while in transit. It was a Curtiss-type, but larger than the standard plane, using

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