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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 of Alcock and Brown
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John Alcock and Arthur Brown were British aviators who, in 1919, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John's, Newfoundland, t
Curtiss NC-4
…completed the first flight between North America and Great Britain. This accomplishment was somewhat eclipsed in the minds of the public by the first nonstop transatlantic flight, made by the Royal Air Force pilots John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown two weeks later. The transatlantic capability of the NC-4 was the result of…
Alcock and Brown taking on mail
Alcock and Brown taking on mail
Statue of Alcock and Brown at London Heathrow Airport (now located at Brooklands Museum)an identical statue in Clifden too
Statue of Alcock and Brown at London Heathrow Airport (now located at Brooklands Museum)an identical statue in Clifden too
Monument commemorating the flight, near the Lester's Field departure point in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Monument commemorating the flight, near the Lester's Field departure point in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Captain John Alcock stowing provisions aboard Vickers Vimy aircraft before trans-Atlantic flight 14 Jun 1919
Captain John Alcock stowing provisions aboard Vickers Vimy aircraft before trans-Atlantic flight 14 Jun 1919