metal speaking tube / metal stems / gas tanks / headset telephone rig / radio equipment / oil lines / oil pressure / /
NaturalFeature
Trepassey Bay / Cape Cod / /
Organization
Naval Academy / Navy / /
Person
Bessie Burdine / Elmer Stone / Albert Cushing Read / Walter Hinton / James Breese / Pat Bellinger / Woodrow Wil / Howard / Navy Roosevelt / Machinist / Jim Breese / Eugene Rhoads / /
Position
Captain / unfortunate Chief / President / straight forward / machine gunner / Coast Guard / engineer / test pilot / plane commander / Assistant Secretary / Director Irwin / Aviation Director / assistant / curious sailor / Chief / /
THE FIRST FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC A ONE-HOUR test flight (above) on May 1, 1919, was sole operation of the NC-4 prior to the trans-Atlantic attempt. Lack of suitable gasket material led to contamination of fuel and oi