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1919 R-34 airship crosses Atlantic...
1919 R-34 airship crosses Atlantic...
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July 03, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1919
* R-34 airship on the way
* 1st ever crossing of the Atlantic East to West in flight
* Aviation - flight - dirigible - zeppelin
* 1st aerial stowaway - William Ballantyne
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "R-34 MAKES PROGRESS ACROSS OCEAN, BUT SPEED DROPS; KEEPS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH LONDON; COMMANDER EXPECTS TO ARRIVE TOMORROW MORNING" with subheads and related map. (see) Lengthy text. Nice for display
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, binding slits along the spine, otherwise nice.
Category: The 20th Century