Wright (Co) Model EX "Vin Fiz"
Organization
Historical Note: Wright (Co) Model EX "Vin Fiz"
Aircraft. The Wright EX was a single-seat airplane for exhibition flying manufactured and sold by the Wright brothers. The Vin Fiz, the first airplane to fly across the United States, was rebuilt so many times during its historic cross-country flight that almost every part was replaced along the way.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-14
Overview
The Cynthia P. Bayne Calbraith Perry Rodgers Vin Fiz Collection is a small collection of visual and textual materials related to the first North American transcontinental flight in 1911 successfully completed by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in his Vin Fiz Flyer.
Dates:
1911-2011
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: 2018-10-01-C
Abstract
Personal album of aviation photographer William Preston Mayfield wtih 50 silver gelatin prints relating to Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Dates:
1909-circa 1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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