In 1899, A.M. Herring made a flying machine, powered by a compressed air engine that, according to the "The Horseless Age" magazine, flew in free flight.

“Herring's machine”

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In the year 1909 Herring joined Glen Curtiss to create the Herring-Curtiss Company.