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Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours

by Arthur Whitten Brown

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In June 1919 John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown took off from St. John’s, Newfoundland, in a converted bomber and flew through fog, ice and darkness to land in Ireland. Brown tells the preparations and the flight hour by hour, then discusses the future of aircraft and airships in commerce.

A modest, first-hand record of a landmark in aviation history. Download the free EPUB.

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