02/05/2023
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SEMINOLE INDIANS FIRE SHOTS AT GOODYEAR BLIMP IN 1929
As the Goodyear Blimp Defender was passing over the Everglades on its way to Opa locka in December of 1929, several bullets fired by Seminole Indians on the ground pierced its bag. Upon its arrival in Opa locka the bullet holes were repaired. Goodyear representatives decided to invite Seminole Chiefs who made their home in the Everglades for rides in the blimp so they would be acquainted with its operation. This Romer photo shows the Seminole Chiefs along with 130 members of their tribe who were spectators arriving for their ride at the Goodyear Blimp Defender December 26,1929. Also on hand for the occasion were the following Glenn H. Curtiss confidants: Harry Miller, Mayor of Country Club Estates(Miami Springs), Sayre Wheeler, Mayor of Opa locka who was to marry the widow of Glenn H. Curtiss within a year of Curtiss's death in 1930, and Andrew Heermance, former chief pilot for Glenn H. Curtiss and head of the Dade County Aviation Dept.
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