[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York]

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Title

[Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York]

Description

Postcard (reproduction) of the Wright Model EX "Vin Fiz" aircraft, piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, departing from Sheepshead Bay, New York, September 17, 1911. A portrait of Rodgers is inset in the lower right corner. Also includes a reproduction of the 25-cent "Vin Fiz" stamp.

Caption (lower left): "C. P. Rodgers in 'Vin Fiz' Flyer, leaving Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., Sept. 17th, 1911, in Hearst $50,000 ocean to ocean flight."

Caption (upper right): "1911 Wright EX (modified Wright R) Vin-Fiz Flyer."

Date

1911-09-17

Extent

1 postcard : digital print, black and white ; 6 x 4 in

Language

English

Bibliographic Citation

The Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2023-08-14_image_014