Swatch of original fabric from the 1911 Wright EX Vin Fiz, flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, on the first U.S. transcontinental flight. It is authenticated and signed by Charles E. Talyor, the mechanic on the flight. The words are written on the fabric with a typewriter and the signature is with a blue ink pen. Fabric was found in an envelope with the logo and address of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, with a hand-written description and provenance of the artifact written on it. Created by Mark Avino Date Created 02/16/2016 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Aircraft Parts; Aviation; People; Pre-WWI Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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