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The Pan Am Clipper Starts Service
A 1927 political cartoon showcasing the dangers of cross-oceanic flying.
Charles Nungesser and François Coli in heavy flying clothes before their Paris to New York flight attempt.
Advertising poster showcasing the importance of overseas flight.
Dieudonné Costes and his co-pilot, Joseph Le Brix, in Costes' Breguet Bre. 19 A2 Nungesser-Coli.
The rugged "whale" was perhaps the most internationally popular of the interwar flying boats for transoceanic flights and polar exploration.
In the early 1930s, this type was proposed (unsuccessfully) for the first regular commercial transatlantic service.
The monster Do X was too complex and expensive to operate regular overseas commercial service.
Mechanic Ernesto Campanelli (left) and pilot Francesco de Pinedo at a stopover in Zamboanga, Philippines, August 19, 1925, during their flight from Rome, Italy, to Tokyo, Japan.
