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This collection consists of one 5.5 by 3.5 inch black and white photograph, printed as a post card, of a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft sitting in a hangar at Fort William McKinley, Philippines.
William Richard Rogers (1892-1972) joined the U. S. Army in 1907 as part of a cavalry unit and later moved to the Signal Corps. During his time in the military, Rogers served in World War I and also spent twelve years as a telegraph relay operator in Alaska. Rogers retired in 1938 at the rank of master sergeant.
NASM.2019.0055
Rogers, William Richard, 1892-1972
Circa 1913
Kirk Rogers, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0055
0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one 5.5 by 3.5 inch black and white photograph, printed as a post card, of a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft sitting in a hangar at Fort William McKinley, Philippines. The photograph was taken by William Richard Rogers and a man identified as "Dodd" (likely Wilburn C. Dodd) can be seen at the controls. The date on the photograph appears to be 1913.
Collection is in original order.
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Wright (Co) Model B Photograph [Rogers], NASM.2019.0055, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Wright (Co) Model B
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