earlyaeronautics

Troops at San Antonio camp healthier than those elsewhere -- NYT, June 18, 1911: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E03E2D71031E2...

Flying above this city is an early Breguet Biplane Type 1910. Interesting feature of this machine are the small rudders between the wings on left and right. The caption is false, the name of the flyer Beregi is surely the name of Louis Breguet misspelled. The famous designer was early in hs career also a great flyer. The city that is overflown by Louis Breguet looks distinctly Arabic. Maybe a town in Marocco Cheers Kees [aka Varese2002]

Thanks for this information. We'll add it to the source catalog.

Indeed, it's a Moroccan city, and I'm pretty sure it's the city of Fez with it's distinctive surrounding landscape.

The date on the photograph is September 17, 1911. This is the day Cal Rodgers took off from Sheepshead Bay, New York at 4:30 pm in pursuit of the Hearst Prize. The Hearst Prize was offered by George Randolph Hearst to the first aviator to fly coast to coast across the United States, in either direction, in fewer than 30 days from start to finish. Rodgers flew a Wright EX Flyer, a modified Model B, named the "Vin Fiz Flyer". Vin Fiz was the sponsor of Rodgers and his airplane. Rodgers would eventually reach Pasadena, California on November 5, 1911, after multiple crashes and mechanical problems throughout his journey. Rodgers would not win the prize because he exceeded the 30 day requirement, and the prize itself had expired weeks earlier. However, Rodgers and the Vin Fiz Flyer would be the first to complete a journey coast to coast across the United States. Calbraith Perry Rodgers earlyaviators.com/erodgers.htm