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The voyage of the AmericaOn October 18, 1910 – 112 years ago – Walter Wellman sought to pilot the first transatlantic flight in a dirigible. However, just under three days after “setting sail” Wellman was forced to end the trip about 450 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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