NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4 and their Crews
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NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4 and their crews begin their journey across the Atlantic at Rockaway Beach, Long Island, on May 8, 1919.
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In 1919, these Curtiss flying boats attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The NC-4 became the first to successfully complete a transatlantic flight.
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National Air and Space Museum (NASM A-38529-A), Smithsonian Institution.
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NASM A-38529-A
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1919
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