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While Rodgers was training at Huffman Prairie, he was visited by his cousin Calbraith "Cal" Perry Rodgers. Cal Rodgers became interested in aviation and he himself was instructed by the Wright Company and purchased his own aircraft. Cal Rodgers would become the first aviator to fly from coast to coast (Sept. 17 to Nov. 11, 1911) in a Wright Model EX Flyer named the "Vin Fiz". |
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ILL STATE FAIR 1911 Collection of Jerry Blanchard, 11-9-07 |
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Library of Congress Collection, 11-26-07 |
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Courtesy of Bob Larzalere |
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Courtesy of Bob Larzalere |
Oct 5, 1911, Springfield We saw this biplane sail yesterday. This picture was taken in his flight. We are riding this week. Minnie |
Miss Esther Epperson Dahlgreen, Ill. |
Great site!!. I'm a postcard collector and have a 1911 card showing Turpin's Wright Flyer. I'm giving a program Monday evening on postcards to our Westerners Internation group and I'm going to show that card, but I know very little about Turpin. Have you any information at all? Be glad to send you a scan of the postcard if you'd like. It is a "real photo", not a lithograph. Thanks, Bob Larzalere P.S. The lady who was to fly with him was the aunt of a friend of mine in Cheyenne who gave me the card. |
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