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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 .
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 company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 2007, the Mountain Times wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; [ 4 ] [ 9 ] Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350.
A combination race is a race run between multiple series that operate under compatible rules packages. During NASCAR's combination races (currently the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and formerly the Winston Cup Series/Winston West Series and Busch Series/Busch North Series), there is one race, but points are scored for both series. In ...
The meet’s head referee implemented Rule 2, Section 5 of the NCAA rulebook, which states that “a swimmer who changes lanes during a heat shall be disqualified,” leading to Lloyd’s ...
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 ...
Much like Katie Ledecky in the pool, McLaughlin-Levrone is a lower-key presence on the track than, say, Noah Lyles, who took bronze in the 200-m race earlier in the night despite having COVID-19 ...