Editing Roland Rohlfs (section)

==Biography==
Roland Rohlfs was born in [[Buffalo, New York]] on February 10, 1892, the son of [[Anna Katharine Green]], the [[crime novel]]ist; and [[Charles Rohlfs]], the [[actor]] and furniture [[Artisan|craftsman]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRpaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89 |title=Who's Who in American Aeronautics |publisher=Aviation Publishing Corporation |page=89 |year=1922 |access-date=2020-07-20 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

Rohlfs flew a hydro-aeroplane called the "Dunkirk Fighter" for [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company]] in 1918. Later that year he broke the [[flight airspeed record]] while flying a [[Curtiss Wasp]], his speed was clocked at 163.1&nbsp;mph (262.4&nbsp;km/h).

In 1919 he broke another world record when he flew to an altitude of 34,610 feet in a Curtiss L-3 triplane (at - 47 degrees [[Fahrenheit]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Rohlfs Makes New Record. Climbs 19,500 Feet in 9 Minutes 42 2-5 Seconds  |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C06E7D8153AE03ABC4851DFBF668382609EDE&legacy=true |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=September 20, 1919 }}</ref>

He died on February 28, 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/roland-rohlfs-ssdi-bbgfihaj/ |title=Roland Rohlfs SSDI Records |publisher=[[NewspaperArchive]] |access-date=2020-07-20}}</ref>