# The Death Spin That Nearly Ended Aviation History

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Podcast: [The Naval Aviation Ready Room Podcast with Legends and Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-naval-aviation-ready-room-podcast-with-legends-and-leaders-7414536)
Published: 2026-02-26T17:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 954

## Resource

In this Footnotes of History mini episode of The Ready Room Podcast, Captain Tim “Lucky” Kinsella, U.S. Navy (Ret.), recounts the first transatlantic flight completed by the Curtiss NC-4 in 1919. The achievement was not the result of a single daring nonstop attempt. It was a deliberate, carefully supported naval operation designed to demonstrate that aviation could be integrated into national power. Led in vision by John H. Towers and executed by a disciplined crew under Lieutenant Commander Albert Cushing Read, the mission transformed the Atlantic from a barrier into a supported route of flight. This episode explores how preparation, logistics, and institutional resolve placed naval aviation firmly on the world stage.

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