Curtiss NC

Curtiss NC
"NC-1" after completion, in three-engine configuration, 3 October 1918.
General information
Type	Long-range patrol
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	10
History
First flight	4 October 1918[1]
Variants	NC-4

The Curtiss NC (Curtiss Navy Curtiss, nicknamed "Nancy boat" or "Nancy") is a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and used by the United States Navy from 1918 through the early 1920s. Ten of these aircraft were built, the most famous of which is the NC-4, the first airplane to make a transatlantic flight. The NC-4 is preserved in the National Museum of Naval Aviation, at NAS Pensacola, Florida.