First trans-Atlantic flight, 1919

Description: John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight, 14th June 1919. Clip from a film about the achievements of Vickers Aviation, made in 1957.
Photo credit: © Buff Film & Video Library / Bridgeman Images
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