Blazing the Trail

At the end of the First World War, from a design point of view, aviation seemed to slow down compared with the tempo of progress during the war years. From the practical flying angle, there were brave efforts by a few to create flying records, such as the first crossing of the North Atlantic by air....

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Published in:The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Main Author: Cobham, Alan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1966
Subjects:
Alcock
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000094409
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0001924000094409 2024-03-03T08:46:42+00:00 Blazing the Trail Cobham, Alan 1966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000094409 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0001924000094409 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society volume 70, issue 661, page 268-269 ISSN 0368-3931 2398-4600 journal-article 1966 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000094409 2024-02-08T08:29:48Z At the end of the First World War, from a design point of view, aviation seemed to slow down compared with the tempo of progress during the war years. From the practical flying angle, there were brave efforts by a few to create flying records, such as the first crossing of the North Atlantic by air. Hawker and Grieve took off from Newfoundland and accomplished a remarkable feat of landing in mid-Atlantic and being picked up by a steamer. Alcock and Brown, in a war-time Vickers Vimy made a successful crossing, but unfortunately ended up in a bog in Northern Ireland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Alcock ENVELOPE(-61.127,-61.127,-64.240,-64.240) The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society 70 661 268 269
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