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THE attempt to cross the Atlantic by aeroplane, though as yet unsuccessful, has produced one record-breaking long-distance flight. The American seaplane, NC4, has, flowo, from Newfoundland to the Azores, a distance of 1380 miles, thus establishing a record for distance. Trepassey Bay was left on May 16 at 10.05 p.m. G.M.T., and Horta, Island of Fayal, Azores, was reached at 1.23 on the following afternoon, the duration of the flight being 15 hours 18 minutes.
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The Atlantic Flight . Nature 103, 226–227 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/103226b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/103226b0