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The U.S. Navy’s Curtiss NC-4 flying boat made the first crossing of the Atlantic by air in 1919.
Less than two months after arriving in England, Crosby had his first major test as a lead navigator on the Eighth Air Force’s most daring mission to date. The target was a German naval installation. It was regarded as a major success, and Crosby received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts.
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.
Staff Sgt. Derek Howard, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, watches cargo bundles delivered by the Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) to a drop zone in Afghanistan.
While returning from a “shuttle” mission to the Soviet Union on July 5, 1944, the 100th Bomb Group attacked targets in France. Crosby used this map during the mission.
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