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Written by Ollie Kew
Here"s a fact to impress your friends with: June 2019 marks 100 years since mankind first flew across the Atlantic Ocean. Yep, in 1919, the presumably quite mad pair of Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Brown climbed about their Vickers-Vimy aircraft in Newfoundland and crash-landed (unhurt) 16 hours later in County Galway, Ireland. Having dusted themselves off, the pilots were met by a little-known politician called Winston Churchill, and presented with awards from the king a week later. Jolly good show, chaps.
Date written: 17 Jun 2019
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Here"s a fact to impress your friends with: June 2019 marks 100 years since mankind first flew across the Atlantic Ocean. Yep, in 1919, the presumably quite mad pair of Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Brown climbed about their Vickers-Vimy aircraft in Newfoundland and crash-landed (unhurt) 16 hours later in County Galway, Ireland. Having dusted themselves off, the pilots were met by a little-known politician called Winston Churchill, and presented with awards from the king a week later. Jolly good show, chaps.
Date written: 17 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16052
