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Curtiss NC-4
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The NC-4 is a Curtiss NC flying boat that was the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, albeit not non-stop. The NC designation was derived from the collaborative efforts of the Navy and Cu
The NC-4 after her return to the United States in 1919
The NC-4 after her return to the United States in 1919
Crews of the NC-4, NC-3 and NC-1 immediately before the departure of the first transatlantic flight
Crews of the NC-4, NC-3 and NC-1 immediately before the departure of the first transatlantic flight
US Navy warships "strung out like a string of pearls" along the NCs' flightpath (3rd leg)
US Navy warships "strung out like a string of pearls" along the NCs' flightpath (3rd leg)
The crew of the NC-4, posing before Howard was replaced. Left to right: Read, Stone, Hinton, Rodd, Howard, Breese.
The crew of the NC-4, posing before Howard was replaced. Left to right: Read, Stone, Hinton, Rodd, Howard, Breese.
Transatlantic flight
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A transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East to North America, South America, or vice versa. Such flights have been
Curtiss NC-4
…Massachusetts, Nova Scotia (on the mainland), Newfoundland, and twice in the Azores Islands. Then its flight from the Azores to Lisbon completed the first transatlantic flight between North America and Europe, and two more flights from Lisbon to northwestern Spain to Plymouth, England, completed the first flight between North…
Concorde achieved transatlantic passenger crossings in record time.
Concorde achieved transatlantic passenger crossings in record time.
Royal Air Force officers, Alcock and Brown, taking on mail prior to the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919
Royal Air Force officers, Alcock and Brown, taking on mail prior to the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919
The Curtiss H-2 America was supposed to make a trans-atlantic flight attempt in 1914 but WW1 broke out. At one point the aircraft had three engines, o
The Curtiss H-2 America was supposed to make a trans-atlantic flight attempt in 1914 but WW1 broke out. At one point the aircraft had three engines, one on the top wing, to build duration. The plane could not take off fully fueled with three engines.
Martin-Handasyde monoplane to have been used by Gustav Hamel in an east-to-west Atlantic attempt. Hamel disappeared in May 1914 and the large monoplan
Martin-Handasyde monoplane to have been used by Gustav Hamel in an east-to-west Atlantic attempt. Hamel disappeared in May 1914 and the large monoplane partially built was never completed.