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Leo Stevens & Harry Atwood (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Turpin [and] Lt. Rogers (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • TVL1970 said:
    The caption on the print is incorrect. On the right side of the photo is seated famed early aviator J. Clifford Turpin in what is likely a Wright Model B aircraft. "Lieut. Rogers" is actually at the controls on the left side of the photo and is likely Lieutenant John Rodgers (US Naval Aviator #2). Rodgers was trained at the Wright School of Aviation in 1911 and flew from Huffman Prairie in Dayton, Ohio at the same time Cliff Turpin was a Wright Company pilot and instructor. While Rodgers was training at Huffman Prairie, he was visited by his cousin Calbraith "Cal" Perry Rodgers. Cal Rodgers became interested in aviation and he himself was instructed by the Wright Company and purchased his own aircraft. Cal Rodgers would become the first aviator to fly from coast to coast (Sept. 17 to Nov. 11, 1911) in a Wright Model EX Flyer named the "Vin Fiz". Cal Rodgers would perish in a plane crash during an exhibition flight over Long Beach, California in April 1912. Lt. John Rodgers would become Commander John Rodgers. Rodgers perished in 1926 when the aircraft he was piloting plunged into the Delaware River. Six ships were named in honor of him, his great-grandfather (Commodore John Rodgers) and grandfather (Admiral John Rodgers) – USS Rodgers and USS John Rodgers (DD-574, DD-983). John Rodgers Airport (now Honolulu International Airport, HNL) was also named after him (from Wikipedia). More here: hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-aviation-pioneers/john-r...
  • Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks for the information TVL 1970. We'll correct the names next time we update the record.
  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbraith_Perry_Rodgers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clifford_Turpin

Jack McGee (LOC)

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  • Nathan Adams said:
    Early aviator & stunt pilot. www.earlyaviators.com/emcgee.htm
  • Umschauen said:
    What about the date on the photograph itself - "March 10, 1913"?
  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    Burgess is the name of the plane, he would later drown while test flying a plane that flipped over in the water
  • Richard Norton said:
    I added to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McGee_(aviator)
  • Early Aviation said:
    Never obtained Aero Club of America license