Cal Rodgers' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Vin_Fiz_Flyer" class="extiw" title="w:en:Vin Fiz Flyer">"Vin Fiz" Flyer</a> (a Wright Model EX biplane) takes off from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklin on September 17, 1911. It is the start of the first transcontinental flight across the U.S.
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1911-09-17
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