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This plane with lopped-off wings, "flew" on the water, giving student fliers training in taxiing on Pensacola Bay. It was also used as an experimental rescue craft for speeding to the help of downed students. It was the forerunner of the present day "swamp buggy".
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Unidentified men with "skimmer" - Pensacola, Florida. 1900 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/35467>, accessed 11 June 2026.
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Unidentified men with "skimmer" - Pensacola, Florida. 1900 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/35467>
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