The NC-4 Crew

Flight crew of the NC-4, the first aircraft to successfully complete a transatlantic flight.

The NC-4 Crew

The NC-4 crew, left to right: Lt. Elmer F. Stone, U.S. Coast Guard, pilot; Chief Machinist’s Mate Eugene S. Rhodes, engineer; Lt. Walter Hinton, copilot; Ensign Herbert C. Rodd, radio officer; Lt. James L. Breese, engineer; and Lt. Cmdr. Albert C. Read, commanding officer and navigator. Far right: Capt. Richard E. Jackson, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Azores. In 1919, the NC-4 became the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The five-leg flight took 24 days to complete.

Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI A-36276).

Date: 1919

Photo Number: SI A-36276

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The NC-4 Crew

The NC-4 Crew