The Flight of Alcock and Brown : [14-15 June, 1919]

The Flight of Alcock and Brown The call us birdmen -- Fledgelings -- The good old days -- Prisoners-of-war -- Turkish delight -- The Atlantic prize -- Pilot and navigator -- Choosing the team -- Rivalry in Newfoundland -- Things go wrong -- The first across -- Assembling the Vimy -- The take-off --...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace, Graham
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Putnam 1955
Subjects:
Alcock
John
Sir
1892-1919
Brown
Arthur Whitten
1886-1948
Aeronautics > Flights
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/118978
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Summary:The Flight of Alcock and Brown The call us birdmen -- Fledgelings -- The good old days -- Prisoners-of-war -- Turkish delight -- The Atlantic prize -- Pilot and navigator -- Choosing the team -- Rivalry in Newfoundland -- Things go wrong -- The first across -- Assembling the Vimy -- The take-off -- The flight begins -- Still flying -- Landfall -- Welcome home -- Postscript

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