Calbraith Perry Rodgers

Calbraith Perry Rodgers
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Rodgers in 1911
BornJanuary 12, 1879
DiedApril 3, 1912(1912-04-03) (aged 33)
Cause of deathAircrash
OccupationAviator
SpouseMabel Rodgers
RelativesOliver Hazard Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry

Calbraith Perry Rodgers (January 12, 1879 – April 3, 1912) was an American aviation pioneer. He made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S. from September 17, 1911, to November 5, 1911, with dozens of stops, both intentional and accidental. The feat made him a national celebrity, but he was killed in a crash a few months later at an exhibition in California.