Azores
Topics
Azores
Timeline
1919 A naval Curtiss aircraft NC-4 commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
1968 The nuclear-powered submarine the {{USS|Scorpion|SSN-589|6}} sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
2001 Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean (en route to Lisbon from Toronto) and makes an emergency landing in the Azores.