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"Holden Chester Richardson (December 7, 1878 – September 2, 1960), was a decorated Officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Captain. He is most noted as pioneer in United States Naval Aviation." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_C._Richardson "Towers chose NC-3 as his flagship (for the first flight across the Atlantic in 1919), and Richardson was picked as chief pilot." www.historynet.com/aviation-history-three-us-flying-boats... Towers: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/31788348776/

That's Towers' head at lower right in this picture.

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Holden Chester Richardson (1878 - 1960), see www.nationalaviation.org/richardson-holden-chester/ aka Holden C. "Dick" Richardson, see www.usni.org/magazines/navalhistory/1987-04/voyage-nc-3 His wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_C._Richardson

In 1919, he was engaged in the transatlantic crossing. He was a pilot in the NC-3 flying boat. The attempt was lead by John Henry Towers.
"The flying expedition began on 8 May 1919 when three Curtiss NC Flying Boats, designated NC-1, NC-3 and NC-4, left Naval Air Station Rockaway, New York. The aircraft made intermediate stops in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Chatham, Massachusetts and Halifax, Nova Scotia before reaching Trepassey, Newfoundland on 15 May 1919. On 16 May they left for the longest leg of their journey, to the Azores. NC-1 and the NC-3 were both forced to land in heavy seas due to dense fog, and neither could take off again. NC-1 subsequently began taking on water and the crew was rescued by the Greek freighter Ionia. The crew of the NC-3, including Towers, managed to keep the NC-3 afloat for 52 hours, water taxiing the craft over 200 miles to Punta Delgada on Sao Miguel Island. NC-4 went on to complete the transatlantic crossing, arriving at Lisbon on 27 May."
(from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Towers)

See photo of the crew of the NC-3 on their arrival in Ponta Delgada. Azores:
New-York tribune., June 08, 1919, Page 3, Image 49

The other pilot of the NC-3 was David McCulloch:

B-59: Thank you for the additonal data on aviator Holden Chester Richardson. We will add more details to the description.