The NC-4 Taxis into Lisbon Harbor
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The NC-4 successfully concludes the transatlantic flight on May 29, 1919.
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NC-4 taxis into Lisbon harbor after its successful flight across the Atlantic on May 29, 1919. The world press celebrated NC-4’s flight as a triumph of logistics and American aeronautical capability at a time when most planes had a difficult time simply staying in the air.
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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI 87-6058).
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SI 87-6058
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1919
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