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The NC-4 Medal is a military decoration that was authorized by the United States Congress in 1929 to commemorate the 1919 trans-Atlantic crossing by the members of the NC-4 mission. Originally awarded as a non-wearable table medal, in 1935 a wearable version of the medal was subsequently authorized.
NC-4 Medal Albert Cushing Read, Sr. (March 29, 1887 – October 10, 1967) was an aviator and rear admiral in the United States Navy . He and his crew made the first transatlantic flight in the NC-4 , a Curtiss NC flying boat .
John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a Combat Controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar.
Crews of the NC-4, NC-3 and NC-1 immediately before the departure of the first transatlantic flight. The U.S. Navy's transatlantic flight expedition began on 8 May 1919. The NC-4 started out in the company of two other Curtiss NCs, the NC-1 and the NC-3 (with the NC-2 having been cannibalized for spare parts to repair the NC-1 before this group of planes had even left New York City).
The American women are the overwhelming favorite in that race; a victory would give McLaughlin-Levrone her fourth career Olympic gold medal. Mclaughlin-Levrone celebrates after winning the women's ...
In 2021, Team USA took the overall gold medal race by one, with 39 to China’s 38. It would have taken a strong day from American athletes to repeat the feat on Sunday.
NC-4 Medal Order of the Tower and Sword (PT) Air Force Cross (UK) Elmer "Archie" Fowler Stone (January 22, 1887 – May 20, 1936) was a United States naval aviator ...
A swimmer’s disqualification on a technicality after winning a college conference final has led to one teammate branding the decision as the “dumbest rule in swimming.”