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John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
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John Alcock (RAF officer)
British aviator (1892–1919)
Captain Sir John William Alcock was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland in June 1919. He died in a flying…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Scottish pilot (1886–1948)
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, was a British military officer and aviator who flew as navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight with pilot John Alcock in June 1919.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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)
Clifden
Town in County Galway, Ireland
Clifden is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequented by tourists, Clifden is linked to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
County Galway
County in Ireland
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