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Looking Backward On Transoceanic Flight Efforts
A retrospective on early transatlantic flight attempts and Navy achievements. The piece covers How Wellman and The America, The Akron disaster, NC-4's 1900s era voyage, and the evolution toward non stop oceanic air travel, navigation challenges, wind routes, and future prospects for war and commerce. It highlights pilots Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve, NC-4 crew, and Captain Roy Francis with praise for American innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cean
Navy
United States
Harry Hawker
Count Zeppelin
Europe
Walter Wellman
H. C. Rodd
Rhodes
J. L. Breese
Plymouth
England
Pilgrim Fathers
New World
Rockaway
Halifax
Trepassey
Horta
Ponta Delgada
Lisbon
Ferrol
J. W. Taylor
Theerman
Atlantic
America
North Pole
Roy L. Francis
Francis
France
Italy