The first flight across the Atlantic : May, 1919 / written and designed by Commander Ted Wilbur with the cooperation of Naval aviation news.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Wilbur, Ted

Contributor:

National Air and Space Museum. NC-4 50th Anniversary Committee

Naval Historical Center (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Aviation--History.

United States.

United States. Navy.

Transatlantic flights.

Seaplanes.

Armed Forces--Aviation.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Title in HTML header: Evolution of aircraft carriers

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : NC-4 50th Anniversary Committee, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, 1969.

Summary:

Features the full text of "The First Flight Across the Atlantic," written by Ted Wilbur and presented online by the Naval Historical Center of the U.S. Department of the Navy in Washington D.C. Notes that this flight took place in May 1919 when a U.S. Navy crew and aircraft led by Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Read completed the trip.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed May 21, 2004).

"This monograph ... has been out of print for many years and paper copies are no longer available through the Naval Aviation History Branch or the Government Printing Office. This electronic version has been placed on the Naval Historical Center's homepage because it is an excellent reference source for information about a early Naval Aviation in general."

Other Format:

Wilbur, Ted. First flight across the Atlantic

OCLC:

39698601