Word: nc
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...result of the Navy Department's decision to so equip its seaplanes undoubtedly aided the success of the enterprise, for the NC-3, lost in the sea and fog near the Azores, all her engines stalled, wet and cold, would never have been able to taxi into Ponte del Gads, under her own power without the assistance of mechanical means for starting her propellers...
...strength of this record that he was assigned to the "NC" type of plane at Rockaway, where he was appointed in charge of the NC-4. It was in this capacity that he flew the NC-4 to victory over her sister planes in May, 1919, thus giving the United States the honor of being the first nation to successfully complete a transatlantic fight with a heavier-than-air machine...
...will be accompanied by his famous crew, each of whom is an acknowledged expert in his own particular line of work. Of these, Lieutenants (j.g.) W. K. Hinton and H. C. Rodd and Chief Machinist E. S. Rhodes were members of the original transatlantic crew. Hinton, who pilots the NC-4 has been connected with naval aviation from the beginning. Rodd, the Radio Operator, has served in that branch ever since our entrance into the war. Rhodes gained his position as mechanic on the NC-4 on account of his knowledge of Liberty Motors. The other...
Other invited guests are: Commander B. B. Taylor, Lieutenant-Commander G. W. Weichelt, and Lieutenant F. R. Geiselman of the mother ship, the U. S. S. Isobel and Lieutenant (j.g.) F. D. Halbert, "advance agent" and supply officer for the NC...
...Monday evening Commander Read and the crew of the NC-4 will be brought from Boston in automobiles at 6.30 and met at the Union by a committee composed of Deans C. N. Greenough '98, K. B. Murdock '16, and E. R. Gay '19, and E. A. Whitney '17. Members of the Faculty and all students in the University are invited to attend the meeting...