Airship America seen from the deck of the Royal Mail steamship Trent during the failed attempt to make the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. The America had been commissioned by the US journalist and explorer Walter Wellman (1858-1934) for his expedition to be the first to reach the North Pole. However,in 1908,when Fredrick Cook claimed he had reached the North Pole,Wellman turned his attention to the Atlantic. The airship's engines failed only 38 hours into the Atlantic crossing and,after drifting for another 33 hours,the crew were rescued by the Trent. Photographed in October 1910 | |
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