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A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
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Curtiss NC-4
United States Navy flying boat, First aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean
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 from the collaborative efforts of the Navy (N) and Curtiss (C). The NC series flying boats were designed to meet wartime needs,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Albert Cushing Read
United States Navy admiral
Albert Cushing Read, Sr. was an aviator and rear admiral in the United States Navy. He and his crew made the first transatlantic flight in the NC-4, a Curtiss NC flying boat.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Trepassey
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Trepassey is a small fishing community located in Trepassey Bay on the south eastern corner of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was in Trepassey Harbour where the flight of the Friendship took off, with Amelia Earhart on board, the first woman to fly across…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province of Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 km2 (156,453 sq mi). As of 2025 the population of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lisbon
Capital and largest city of Portugal
Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 575,739, as of 2024, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city, and the only one along the Atlantic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Azores
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
The Azores, officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Transatlantic flight
Flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
A transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East to North America, South America, or vice versa. Such flights have been made by fixed-wing aircraft, airships, balloons and other aircraft.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)