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First Transatlantic Flight

1919 AD · 20th Century

Technology

On May 8, 1919, three U.S. Navy Curtiss NC flying boats (NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4) departed Naval Air Station Rockaway on Long Island, New York, attempting to be the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After several stops and setbacks, only the NC-4, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Albert Cushing Read, completed the journey, landing in Lisbon, Portugal on May 27, 1919, becoming the first aircraft to successfully cross the Atlantic.

Key Figures

Albert Cushing ReadElmer F. StoneWalter HintonJames L. BreeseEugene S. Rhoads

Locations

LisbonNaval Air Station Rockaway

Topics

transatlanticnavyflightus

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