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PoorOldSpike
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Why did the US Navy position these ships in a stationary line across the Atlantic between Newfoundland and the Azores in 1919?
Laying an undersea cable?
Was it some thing to do with the first non stop flight of the Atlantic Newfoundland to the Azores, or the other way round
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Breakthrough
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They took off from Naval Air station Rockaway Queens, New York... I grew up not far from there...
That's good for history Hey....that did happen around 1919 that's for sure
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AirborneBob
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Looking for a lost kashmeir sweater?
I think perhaps I could be right, the line of ship's were there in case the aircraft crashed and the rescue would be there laid on.......remember the year 1919
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PoorOldSpike
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ANSWER- They supported Commander Reads flight of 3 seaplanes across the Atlantic-
"..twenty-two US Navy warships stationed at 50 mile (80 km) intervals along the route.These 'station' ships were brightly illuminated, had their searchlights on and fired flares to help the crews to keep to the intended route"
Two of the seaplanes had to abandon, leaving Read in NC-4 to hop on to England via Portugal, taking 23 days from Newfoundland to England.
NC-4 at Plymouth UK
WIKI- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NC-4
"..twenty-two US Navy warships stationed at 50 mile (80 km) intervals along the route.These 'station' ships were brightly illuminated, had their searchlights on and fired flares to help the crews to keep to the intended route"
Two of the seaplanes had to abandon, leaving Read in NC-4 to hop on to England via Portugal, taking 23 days from Newfoundland to England.
NC-4 at Plymouth UK
WIKI- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NC-4
I was pretty close there POS, just the finer details missing........:rockon: