Paul Dudley
Toronto Daily Star, 25 February 1930
Paul Dudley was a young man who had built a combination boat/airplane, named the "Silver Eagle", with which he hoped to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The article was less than sympathetic to the young inventor, especially since he had spent a lot of money: $25,000 in 1930 is equivalent to over $433,000 in 2025 dollars.
YouTube actually has footage of the Silver Eagle being launched. It doesn't show the craft leaving the ground, but it does show that it can float.
I could find nothing else on the Silver Eagle or Paul Dudley, but his craft did not kill him, at least not right away. He lived long enough to get married and father a child - his son, a pastor, died in 2010.
Created April 4, 2025.