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
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)
The crew of the NC-4, posing before Howard was replaced. Left to right: Read, Stone, Hinton, Rodd, Howard, Breese.
Curtiss NC
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The Curtiss NC is a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and used by the United States Navy from 1918 through the early 1920s. Ten of these aircraft were built, the most famous of
Curtiss NC-4
…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…
"NC-1" after completion, in three-engine configuration, 3 October 1918.
NC-3 instrument panel (center nacelle)
NC-3 off the Azores, 1919.
Painting of the NC-4 flying over the icy North Atlantic