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Princess Löwenstein-Wertheim in flight clothes before her ill-fated transatlantic 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.
Philip Payne, James DeWitt Hill, and Lloyd Bertaud with their plane Old Glory.
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 Fokker C-2 America with the engines running on a specially built takeoff hill on Roosevelt Field before Richard Byrd's transatlantic attempt.
Ruth Elder was an aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s who attempted a transatlantic flight with George Haldeman in 1927.
