Winding Down NC-4 Transatlantic Flight at Plymouth
Seaplane NC-4 completed its 4000 mile flight ending in Plymouth Cattewater after a 2 24 P M touchdown from Ferrol Spain the crew receiving a civic welcome. Admiral Plunkett and British officers greeted them as crowds lined the barbican and Mayflower site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Drake
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
Old Citadel
Cattewater
NC-4
England
Read
Rochester
Plunkett
Aroostook
Reid
Barbican
Plymouth
Brown
Waldorf Astor
Shirley Benn
Associated Press
Plymouth Sound
New World
Ferrol
Spain
Greenwich
New York
NC-4 Pilots Honored After Historic Atlantic Flight
In a fog shrouded return to Plymouth NC-4 circled Brest harbor and Ushant Lightship as Mayor Brown lauded the crew saying the voyage unites Britain and America. He praised Hawker and Grieve and noted the event as a prelude to further advances in transatlantic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
Ushant
Brown
Old Plymouth
England
Plymouth
Pilgrim Fathers
Jules Verne
Tam
Navy
Towers
Royal Air Force
Read
NC-3
Azores
Ireland
NC-4 completes transatlantic flight from Rockaway to Plymouth
The NC-4 seaplane完成 a long Atlantic mission covering Rockaway to Plymouth with 3925 knots over 57 hours 16 minutes of air time. Ensign Charles Rodd described smooth handling and constant wireless contact despite fog and waterlogged antennae. The crew’s understated attitude drew comment as the craft landed at Cattewater near Plymouth to a cheering harbor crowd and a flurry of telegrams from official and aviation bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
C-4
Mahan
Dupont
The
Plymouth
Tower
Stockton
England
NC-4
Read
A. C. Read
Evering
Newfoundland
James L. Breese, Jr
California
Rodd
Rockaway
New York Times
Washington
Ocean
Trepassey
Lisbon
Charles Rodd
Ferrol
Greenwich
Bay of Biscay
Barney
Habelwood
Bay of Hiscay
Brest
Ouessant
Cattewater
American
United States
Daniels
Royal, Aero Club of England
Aero Club of America
Commander Read
Annapolis
British and Yankee airmen welcomed in Plymouth harbor
A Plymouth dispatch reports the NC-4 arrival near Plymouth Sound with American aviators being greeted by British forces. The escort by Royal Navy ships and planes, a reception at the Rocherter and Aroostook, and a wreath for Commander Read highlight a triumphal cross Atlantic visit with flags and cheers threading through the Mayflower coastline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Plymouth
Lloyd’s
Air Force
Plymouth Sound
NC-4
Aroostook
Drake's Island
Citadel
Cattewater
Plym
Rochester
Read
Read Bein
Grand Hotel
Hoe
Drake
England
Aimen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mondega River
Walter Linton
Yar
Tres
Mondega
George Washington
Wilson
Mira
Benson
Admiral Plunkett
Torquay
Mayflower
America
Plymout
Stocatoa
Gridley
Arling
Finisterreer
Woosey
Owferrol
Chatham
Halifax
Horta
Ponta Delgada
Mondego
New York Times Company
Tus
Biltmore
Monsieur Maurice
Florence Walton
Europe
John McE. Bowman
Norwalk
James Martin
West 52Nd St
American Motore, Inc
Norwalk Tire & Rubber Company
Connecticut
Ady
Doitall Tractor
Harcui
Beeman
Tira
Consolidated Gas & Gasoline Eng. Co
Fulton Street
New York City
Sunday Times
Solyie
SI West
St. New-York
Fiume
Current History
News 4 3Sc
Coke Trisnes
Advt
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Co
Hartford
Federal Adding Machine Corporation
East 42Nd Street
Dea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!