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Alcock and Brown — British aviators Alcock and Brown made the first non stop Transatlantic flight in June 1919. They flew a modified World War I Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador to Clifden, Ireland. For this feat Winston Churchill… … Wikipedia
Alcock — is a surname, and may refer to:* Alfred William Alcock, British naturalist * C. W. Alcock, British sports administrator and creator of the FA Cup. * Charles R. Alcock, American astronomer * Deborah Alcock, British author of fiction * George… … Wikipedia
Brown — Brown, Capability (1716 83) a British garden designer, who planned many large and famous gardens in castles and large country houses in England Brown 2 Brown, Charlie trademark a character from the US ↑cartoon strip called ↑peanuts by Charles… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Brown, Sir Arthur Whitten — ▪ British aviator born July 23, 1886, Glasgow died Oct. 4, 1948, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales British aviator who, with Captain John W. Alcock (Alcock, Sir John William), made the first nonstop airplane crossing of the Atlantic (aviation).… … Universalium
Alcock, Sir John William — ▪ British aviator born Nov. 6, 1892, Manchester, Eng. died Dec. 18, 1919, Cottévrard, France aviator who, with his fellow British aviator Arthur Brown, made the first nonstop transatlantic flight. Alcock received his pilot s certificate in … Universalium
Alcock — [ ælkɔk], Sir John William, britischer Flieger, * Manchester 6. 11. 1892, ✝ (Flugzeugunfall) bei Rouen 18. 12. 1919; unternahm am 14./15. 6. 1919 mit einer Vickers Vimy (zwei Rolls Royce Motoren von 360 PS) zusammen mit dem Navigator Arthur W.… … Universal-Lexikon
John Alcock (RAF officer) — Sir John William Alcock KCB DSC (5 November, 1892 ndash; 18 December 1919) was a Captain in the Royal Air Force who, together with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non stop transatlantic flight from St. John s,… … Wikipedia
Arthur Whitten Brown — Sir Arthur Whitten Brown KBE (23 July 1886 ndash; 4 October 1948) was a Scottish aviator. He was the navigator of the first successful non stop transatlantic flight.Arthur Whitten Brown was born in Glasgow. He began his career in engineering… … Wikipedia
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador — Not to be confused with Saint John, New Brunswick. St. John s City … Wikipedia
Alcock Island — (coord|64|14|S|61|8|W|) is an island lying west of Charles Point in Hughes Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. The name Penguin Island was used for the feature by whalers operating in the area in 1922. Since this name has not been used on… … Wikipedia
