First Across!
The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919
First Across is the exciting story of the first transatlantic flight. The flight, made in 1919, took a six-man crew nearly three weeks to complete. This book describes in detail the entire operation: the planning, the men and their aircraft, the primitive radio communication, and method of air navigation.
In First Across Richard K. Smith has used photographs, cartoons, and ...
Available Formats: Softcover