Lahm, Frank Purdy 1877 - 1963

	1906 Sep, 30	Maj. H. B. Hersey and Lt. Frank P. Lahm won the first Gordon Bennett balloon race in an Army balloon. They took off from Paris, France and landed at Searborough, England after travelling 647.98 Km. See also: , United States Signal Corps,
	1908 Sep, 09	Frank P. Lahm became the first military air passenger, when he flew in the Wright Flyer during trials at Fort Myer, VA. See also: Wright, Orville
	1909 Jul, 27	Orville Wright with Frank P. Lahm as a passenger made a new two-man endurance record of 1 hr, 12 mins, 40 secs. This flight was in connection with Army acceptance tests for the Wright plane. It was accepted on Aug, 2nd 1909. See also: Wright, Orville
	1911 Jul, 10	Lt. Lahm won the National Balloon Race at Kansas City, MO. by traveling a distance of 772,486 kilometrs to La Pas, IN. See also: United States Signal Corps,