Pictorial Story of the Airship
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Chart of the Transatlantic Fliers
This shows graphically the course of the transatlantic aviators. The U. S. navy seaplane was first to make the flight, leaving Newfoundland May 16, 1919, flying to the Azores in 15 hours, to Lisbon in 131⁄2 hours, and to Plymouth in 13 hours. Hawker, in a Sopwith aeroplane, left Newfoundland May 18th, and covered half the distance to Europe, but was compelled to descend. He was picked up by a steamer. Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown made the first non-stop flight June 15th; and the British dirigible, R-34, made the first round-trip, leaving Scotland on July 2d.
Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.
The Dirigible “Russia”
The great dirigible balloon “Russia,” one of the fleet of Russian aircraft engaged in the European War. The photograph shows the hanging car of the “Russia.” The captain’s bridge is in front above the engine room, which is forward on the lower deck. Two propellors are in front. The cabin is just behind the pilot’s seat.