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April 18, 1928

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1928

* 1st transatlantic airplane flight Westward
* Bremen, German Junkers W33 aircraft
* Ireland to Canada


The top of the front page has a three column headline: "OCEAN FLIERS FLEW HOURS BLINDLY WITH LIGHTS OUT AMID DENSE FOG; ONCE ONLY 50 FEET ABOVE THE OCEAN" with subheads. Lengthy text continues on pages 2 & 3 with related photo and map. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, a few small binding slits along the spine, nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century