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1919

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

American Commander A. C. Read (distant C) and his crew deplanning from their NC-4 seaplane, the first aircraft of any type to span the Atlantic, at anchorage following their historic flight from Newfoundland to the waters off Portugal.

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  • Date: 1919
  • Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W NEGATIVE
  • Subject Keywords: Amphibious Aircraft, Air Flights, Aircraft, Transatlantic, Early, American, Albert Cushing Read, Planes, Us Armed Forces, Air History, 1910s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_766202
  • Credits: MANSELL COLLECTION
LIFE Photo Collection

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