Burgess Seaplane Delivered To The Philippines

In September 1913, a Burgess seaplane was delivered to the Philippines and assigned to Corregidor Island for service with Coast Defenses. A hangar and other facilities were constructed on San Jose Beach near Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, and flying operations were begun by Lieutenant Herbert A. Dargue and Corporal Vernon Burge, both pilots trained by Lahm.

For fifteen months, these two flyers worked with ground forces in observing the results of mortar and siege gun fire and locating targets, devising signaling systems using small parachutes and pistol flares, locating naval vessels and making aerial photographs.