Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviators, c1919 (c1937). Artist: Unknown.


Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviators, c1919 (c1937). John William Alcock (1892-1919), a Captain in the Royal Air Force, successfully completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, to Clifden, Connemara, Ireland, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), on 15 June 1919. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]


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