Sir John William Alcock (November 5, 1892 – 18 December 1919) was a Captain in the Royal Air Force who, together with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Connemara, Ireland. They departed St Johns' at 1.45 p.m. local time on 14 June 1919, and landed in Derrygimla bog 16 hours and 12 minutes later on 15 June 1919 after flying 1980 miles (3186 km). The flight was made in a modified Vickers Vimy bomber, and won a £10,000 prize offered by London's Daily Mail newspaper for the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that RAF stations be merged into this article or section. ... Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (July 23, 1886 - October 4, 1948) was, as a Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force together with Captain John Alcock, the navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, from St Johns, Newfoundland to Clifden, Connemara, Ireland which took place on 14 June 1919... Statue of Alcock and Brown at London (Heathrow) Airport British aviators Alcock and Brown (Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown) made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (go forward) Nickname: The City of Legends Area: (city)446. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ... View of Clifden from Church Hill Clifden (in Irish, An Clochán meaning bee-hive cell) is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland. ... Connemara (Irish Conamara), which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning: descendants of Con Mhac, of the sea), is a district in the west of Ireland (County Galway). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft of the World War I era. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently a tabloid, first published in 1896. ...

Alcock was born in 1892 at Seymour, Old Trafford, England. He first became interested in flying at the age of seventeen. He became an experienced pilot during World War I, though he was shot down during a bombing raid, and taken prisoner in Turkey. After the war, Alcock wanted to continue his flying career and took up the challenge of attempting to be the first to fly directly across the Atlantic. Old Trafford is an area of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 5 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) 3 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) {{{notes}}} World War I...

A few days after the flight both Alcock and Brown were knighted by King George V. George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ...

Alcock was present at the Science Museum in London on 15 December 1919 when the recovered Vimy was presented to the nation. Three days later he was flying a new Vickers amphibious plane, the Type 54 Viking, to the first postwar aeronautical exhibition in Paris when he crashed in fog at Cote d'Everard, near Rouen, Normandy stalling such that a wing hit a tree. He died before medical assistance arrived. Sir Ross Smith and J.M.Bennett also died in a stalled Viking amphibian, spinning into a woodland near Brooklands on 13 April 1922. The National Science Museum in London The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, Kensington, London, is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Vickers Viking IV of the Royal Canadian Air Force, 1926 Note: this is an article about the single-engined amphibian Vickers Viking of 1918. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Location within France Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ... Flag of Normandy Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Alcock and Brown