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John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
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Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown
First non-stop transatlantic flight (June 1919)
John Alcock and Arthur Brown were British aviators who, in 1919, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. The Secretary of State for Air, Winston…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans 446.04 km2 (172.22 sq mi) and is the easternmost city in North America. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Transatlantic flight
Flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
A transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East to North America, South America, or vice versa. Such flights have been made by fixed-wing aircraft, airships, balloons and other aircraft.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)