"NC-1" after completion, in three-engine configuration, 3 October 1918.
Role
Long-range patrol
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight
4 October 1918[1]
Primary user
United States Navy
Number built
10
Variants
NC-4
The Curtiss NC (Curtiss Navy Curtiss, nicknamed "Nancy boat" or "Nancy") was a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and used by the United States Navy from 1918 through the early 1920s. Ten of these aircraft were built, the most famous of which is the NC-4, the first airplane to make a transatlantic flight. The NC-4 is preserved in the National Museum of Naval Aviation, at NAS Pensacola, Florida.
^Holmes, Tony (2005). Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide. London: Harper Collins. p. 69. ISBN 0-00-719292-4.
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