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NC4 from a hundred years ago.

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:17 am
by Niner
One of the planes that participated in the Atlantic Crossing was in the newspaper again a hundred years ago. This time it was lost between Galveston and Mobile.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn ... d-1/seq-1/

Re: NC4 from a hundred years ago.

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:20 am
by Niner
The next day was this story.

Re: NC4 from a hundred years ago.

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:42 pm
by Niner Delta
Here is a under 3 minute video of the plane and crew.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIrMA3EK9Hk

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Re: NC4 from a hundred years ago.

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 4:30 pm
by Reese Williams
The golf course at NAS Pensacola is the A.C. Read Golf course. Wonder if he would have appreciated the intended honor.

Re: NC4 from a hundred years ago.

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:17 pm
by Niner
The NC4 is the largest plane inside the exhibit building.