Roland Rohlfs

Test pilot Roland Rohlfs (1892 – 1974) flew a hydro-aeroplane called the "Dunkirk Fighter" for Curtiss Airplane Company in 1918. In 1919 he attained a world record with an altitude of 34,610 feet in a Curtiss L-3 triplane (at – 47 degrees Fahrenheit). He was the son of Anna Katharine Green (Rohlfs), the famous authoress.