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MAY-1919 Miami Springs Historical Museum

1919 - the Curtiss NC-4, first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic


Thank you to the Miami Springs Historical Museum for displaying this historic image. The Curtiss Flying Boat was the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

The certificate states:

Curtiss NC-4
Commanding Officer LCDR Albert C. Read, USN
Pilots: Lt. Elmer F. Stone, USCG and Lt.(jg) Walter Hinton, USN
Crew: Lt. James L. Breese, USN; Ens. Herbert C. Rodd, USN; and Eugene S. Rhoads, USN


The Curtiss NC-4 was the first airplane to complete a trans-Atlantic flight. On May 27, 1919, the flying boat set down on the water of the Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal. The 4000-mile flight from Rockaway Beach, New York, had been accomplished in nineteen days. The NC-4 is part of the collection of the National Air and Space Museum and is currently on loan to the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FLorida.


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Mark Lincoln 24-Apr-2015 23:39
Rear Admiral Albert C. Read, USN lived in either Coral Gables or Coconut Grove in the 1960s.. He was a kind old gentleman happy that some young kid knew who he was and what he did.
Guest 24-Apr-2015 23:38
Rear Admiral Albert C. Read, USN lived in either Coral Gables or Coconut Grove in the 1960s.. He was a kind old gentleman happy that some young kid knew who he was and what he did.