The first flight across the Atlantic : May, 1919 /

Features the full text of "The First Flight Across the Atlantic," written by Ted Wilbur and presented online by the Naval Historical Center of the U.S. Department of the Navy in Washington D.C. Notes that this flight took place in May 1919 when a U.S. Navy crew and aircraft led by Lieutena...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wilbur, Ted
Corporate Authors:	National Air and Space Museum. NC-4 50th Anniversary Committee, Naval Historical Center (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : NC-4 50th Anniversary Committee, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, 1969.
Subjects:	United States. > Navy > Aviation > History. Transatlantic flights. Seaplanes.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS88446

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Summary:	Features the full text of "The First Flight Across the Atlantic," written by Ted Wilbur and presented online by the Naval Historical Center of the U.S. Department of the Navy in Washington D.C. Notes that this flight took place in May 1919 when a U.S. Navy crew and aircraft led by Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Read completed the trip.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title screen (viewed on May 21, 2004). "This monograph ... has been out of print for many years and paper copies are no longer available through the Naval Aviation History Branch or the Government Printing Office. This electronic version has been placed on the Naval Historical Center's homepage because it is an excellent reference source for information about a early Naval Aviation in general." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 electronic text : HTML file. Also issued in print format.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: Internet from the U.S. Naval Historical Center web site. Address as of 1/16/07: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nc-4mono.htm ; current access available via PURL.