THE BIG HOP: The First Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Future

1919, Newfoundland. Four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors abandoned the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into the air. Only one team, after a death-defying 16-hour flight, made it to Ireland. Photos.