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Aviator Rogers Leaving Mansfield, O. - 1911

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Cal Rogers made Mansfield a stop on the first North American trans-Atlantic flight in 1911. The plane, the Vin Fiz (A a popular brand of grape soda), landed on a field north of Mansfield, near the sight of Mansfield-Lahm Airport.

News Aviation Meet--Curtis-Machine

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Pilot Beckworth Havens at the controls of his Curtis flying machine at the Richland County Fairgrounds off Springmill Street. The Mansfield News sponsored the event, which was cancelled once due to poor weather. Charles F. Walsh brought the Curtis…