Alcock and Brown - 100 years

[Grey Havoc]

Alcock & Brown: Into the Unknown

The story of the first non-stop transatlantic flight

www.bbc.co.uk

Lindbergh, the man whose flight eclipsed that of the two British flyers, also understood their achievement. When thousands rushed across the runway at Le Bourget airfield to meet him following his landing in Paris, Lindbergh told them that he was not the first to make this journey.

“Alcock and Brown showed me the way,” he said.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Apologies for bringing this old thread back to life, but I've been dying to post this image in this thread, but it's only now that I've managed to find it...

cheers,
Robin.

Maybe V for Vickers? A Vimy arrives in Newfoundland, c.1919, addressed to Messrs. Alcock and Brown? Some assembly required.

I knew you guys were too good... Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy awaiting shipment to Newfoundland.
Don't know why they couldn't have just flown it there... ;D

cheers,
Robin.

 

[Rhinocrates]

ROLLS-ROYCE UNVEILS WRAITH EAGLE VIII COLLECTION

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its latest Collection Car, Wraith Eagle VIII, on the shores of Lake Como at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, 24-26 May.

www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com

The Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII Collection Honors Two Pilots Who Made The First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight

Rolls-Royce to unveil their latest Collection car at Villa d'Este concours, the Wraith Eagle VIII

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