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Advertising poster showcasing the importance of overseas flight.
Advertising poster showcasing the importance of overseas flight.
Japan's airline routes were closely tied to military goals, as were the aircraft they selected, such as the H6K, which became a patrol bomber in World War II.
This "one-off" record-setting airliner showcased French engineering expertise on a range of transatlantic flights in the late 1930s.
Used in pioneering trans-Pacific airline service by Pan American Airways.
The U.S. Navy’s Curtiss NC-4 flying boat made the first crossing of the Atlantic by air in 1919.
The PN-9 after "sailing" to Hawaii.
The Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindbergh on his 1927 Atlantic crossing, is one of the Museum’s most treasured artifacts.
From the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, the Italian-built twin-hulled S.55 was one of the most common crossers of the Atlantic.
