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John Alcock

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British captain in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (1892-1919)

United KingdomLived 1892 to 1919 · aged 27
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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.

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Alcock (right) with Arthur Brown in 1919Alcock (right) with Arthur Brown in 1919Gravestone of Alcock in Southern Cemetery, ManchesterGravestone of Alcock in Southern Cemetery, ManchesterA sculpture of Alcock and Brown near the location of the (demolished) Vickers factory in Crayford, southeast LondonA sculpture of Alcock and Brown near the location of the (demolished) Vickers factory in Crayford, southeast London

Awards 2

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross

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About this person

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 accident in France in December later that same year.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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United Kingdom
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1919 · aged 27
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26 languages

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