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Item # 580692

June 18, 1922

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 18, 1922

* 1st South Atlantic Ocean airplane Flight
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Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral

This 30+ page has one column headlines on page 13:  "PORTUGUESE FLIERS COMPLETE TRIP", "Reach Rio Janeiro From Lisbon, Where They Left in April--Used Three Hydroplanes" which tells of the completion of the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.

Other news of the day throughout including various advertisements. There is light browning and minor margin wear but the paper is otherwise in good condition.

Category: The 20th Century