The NC-4 is a Curtiss NC flying boat that was the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, albeit not non-stop. The NC designation was derived...
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The Curtiss NC (Curtiss Navy Curtiss, nicknamed "Nancy boat" or "Nancy") was a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and used by the...
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naval aviation pioneer that designed the Curtiss NC-4, the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Curtiss was laid down on 25 March 1938, by the...
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He...
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The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Glenn Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and...
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spacecraft are on display, including four former Blue Angels A-4 Skyhawks, the Curtiss NC-4 (the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic), U.S. Coast Guard...
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transatlantic flight by aircraft emerged. Between 8 and 31 May 1919, the Curtiss seaplane NC-4 made a crossing of the Atlantic flying from the U.S. to Newfoundland...
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NC4 (redirect from NC 4 (disambiguation))
NC4, NC-4 or similar may refer to: Curtiss NC-4, an aircraft North Carolina Highway 4, a state highway in eastern North Carolina Charlotte Route 4, a local...
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Curtiss NC-4 in May 1919 and later helped set additional world records for flight payload, duration and speed. Rodd was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 4 September...
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Boeing F4B-4 Boeing X-45A Elsie May Curtiss Model D "Headless Pusher" – Replica Curtiss R3C-2 Curtiss Robin J-1 Ole Miss De Havilland DH-4 Douglas A-4C...
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