The Romance of Aircraft

THE ROMANCE OF AIRCRAFT

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SEAPLANES NC-1, NC-3 AND NC-4 OF THE U. S. NAVY STARTING THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT FROM ROCKAWAY
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THE NC-4 ON ITS VICTORIOUS TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT, SIXTY MILES AT SEA. THE SHADOW IS MADE BY A STRUT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' PLANE
BY LAURENCE YARD SMITH WITH SIX DIAGRAMS AND THIRTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS LONDON GRANT RICHARDS, LTD. ST. MARTIN'S STREET MDCCCCXIX PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE PROSPECT PRESS


PART I

THE ROMANCE OF AIRCRAFT