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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution airplane biplane seaplane nc-4 flying boat nc4flyingboat curtiss nc-4 curtissnc4 nc-4 nc4 aviation aircraft flying boat flyingboat naval aviation navalaviation united states navy unitedstatesnavy us navy usnavy curtiss curtiss aeroplane and motor company curtissaeroplaneandmotorcompany curtiss aeroplane curtissaeroplane curtiss nc curtissnc nancy nancy boat nancyboat navy flying boat navyflyingboat transoceanic flight transoceanicflight usn national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum military aviation militaryaviation curtiss aeroplane company curtissaeroplanecompany liberty l-12 libertyl12 l-12 l12 liberty engine libertyengine liberty 12 liberty12 liberty 12a liberty12a liberty l-12a libertyl12a l-12a l12a mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons air mail airmail buno a-2294 bunoa2294 a-2294 a2294 monochrome Description: The fourth of a series of Navy flying boats built for transoceanic flight, the NC-4 took off from Newfoundland on May 8, 1919, landing at Portugal on May 27, completing the first transatlantic flight. Before the flight, the plane and its crew were in Halifax, Canada, where machinist Pat Carroll wrote a letter to his brother Charles, a corporal with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Pat asked a member of the NC-4 flight crew to carry the letter and mail it after the flight. When the crew reached Lisbon, Portugal on May 27, they placed that letter in the mail. The letter is now in the collection of the National Postal Museum. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1919 Collection: U.S. Airmail Service Repository: National Postal Museum Gift line: Gift of Benjamin Lipsner Accession number: A.2008-5 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194357 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Description: The fourth of a series of Navy flying boats built for transoceanic flight, the NC-4 took off from Newfoundland on May 8, 1919, landing at Portugal on May 27, completing the first transatlantic flight. Before the flight, the plane and its crew were in Halifax, Canada, where machinist Pat Carroll wrote a letter to his brother Charles, a corporal with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Pat asked a member of the NC-4 flight crew to carry the letter and mail it after the flight. When the crew reached Lisbon, Portugal on May 27, they placed that letter in the mail. The letter is now in the collection of the National Postal Museum. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1919 Collection: U.S. Airmail Service Repository: National Postal Museum Gift line: Gift of Benjamin Lipsner Accession number: A.2008-5 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194357 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
