The U. S. Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4 An Account of the First Transatlantic Flight |
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Author:
| Simpson, Richard V. |
ISBN: | 978-1-62545-009-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
Publisher: | Fonthill Media
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $50.99 |
Book Description:
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Airplanes take off and they land, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. What makes this tale so dramatic is conflict, difficulties, accidents and even failure. Of the pod of 4 Curtiss-Navy designed and built flying boats only the NC-4, after many mechanical malfunctions, was the only plane of the 4 to complete its mission.
Airplanes take off and they land, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. What makes this tale so dramatic is conflict, difficulties, accidents and even failure. Of the pod of 4 Curtiss-Navy designed and built flying boats only the NC-4, after many mechanical malfunctions, was the only plane of the 4 to complete its mission.