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Churchill takes the controls of a Boeing 314 flying boat, becoming the first world leader to fly across the Atlantic. (Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Churchill takes the controls of a Boeing 314 flying boat, becoming the first world leader to fly across the Atlantic. (Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)