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The Vin Fiz Crosses America

Scenes from Cal Rodgers’ first transcontinental flight in 1911.

  • By Linda Shiner
  • AirSpaceMag.com, September 19, 2011
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Kid mechanic Charles Wiggin fills up the gas tank

Charles Wiggin Collection


Kid mechanic Charles Wiggin poured gas into the Vin Fiz tank, surrounded by the crowd of onlookers that quickly gathered almost anywhere Rodgers came down.


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