Celebrating Aviation Legends: Sir John William Alcock & Sir Arthur Whitten Brown

Celebrating Aviation Legends: Sir John William Alcock & Sir Arthur Whitten Brown – This October, we’re honoring British aviation enthusiasts Sir John William Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown.

Alcock and Brown conducted the first transatlantic flight in a Vickers Vimy in June 1919.

They took off in St. John’s, Newfoundland and ended in a bog near Clifden, a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland.

The flight lasted 15 hours, 57 minutes, winning them the Daily Mail contest and cinching their fame in aviation history forever.

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