| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A-2294 |
| Military Code: | 4 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss NC |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss NC |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss NC-4 |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 82606 |
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This seaplane has a truely unique place in avaition history being the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic. Three aircraft from Seaplane Division One set off on 8th May 1919 from NAS Rockaway on the crossing via Halifax and the Azores but only this NC-4 touched down in the waters of Lisbon harbour nineteen days later. Now on display at the wonderful National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 September 2018, and has since been viewed 144 times. |