First Aerial South Atlantic Night Crossing

The history of the transatlantic flights began in 1919 when Albert C. Read’s team flew an NC-4 flight between Newfoundland and Lisbon, Portugal with a stopover at Azores Islands, for fuel and repairs. The flight was made following a chain of 70 US warships in order to guide it along its route and pr...

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Main Author: Neves, Fernando M. S. P. (author)
Other Authors: Barata, Jorge M M (author), Silva, André (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12172
Country:Portugal
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