John Alcock (RAF officer)
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Captain Sir John William Alcock KBE DSC (5 November 1892 – 19 December 1919)[1] was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland in June 1919. He died in a flying accident in France in December later that same year.
This article is about the aviator. For other people of the same name, see John Alcock (disambiguation).
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John Alcock | |
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Born | (1892-11-05)5 November 1892 Seymour Grove, Stretford, England, |
Died | 19 December 1919(1919-12-19) (aged 27) Cottévrard, near Rouen, Normandy, France |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (Royal Naval Air Service), Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1919 |
Rank | Captain |
Awards | Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross Britannia Trophy (posthumous) |
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