File:Curtiss NC-1 3 October 1918- initial three engine configuration.jpg

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English: Curtiss NC seaplane. Plane number one of four, named NC-1, just after being manufactured, October 3, 1918. Note there are only 3 engines. A fourth pusher engine was added for the transatlantic test flight.
Français : L'hydravion Curtiss NC. Premier d'une série de quatre appareils, nommé NC-1, photographié juste après la fin de sa fabrication, le 3 octobre 1918. Notez qu'il ne possède que trois moteurs. Un quatrième, en configuration propulsive, fut ajouté pour le vol d'essai transatlantique.
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Source USN photo. Burgess, Richard R. (2001) U.S. Naval Aviation, Levin, Hugh Lauter Associates, p. 260
According to page 4, last line: “All photography and illustrations are courtesy of the U.S. Navy unless otherwise credited.
Author Courtesy of the U.S. Navy

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