first nonstop Atlantic crossing

The Hangar Oct 8, 2026

John Alcock, Arthur Brown, the Vickers Vimy, and the Sixteen Hours Over the North Atlantic That History Somehow Forgot

John Alcock and Arthur Brown completed the first nonstop transatlantic flight in June 1919 - eight years before Lindbergh - in an open-cockpit biplane through ice and zero-visibility cloud.

Taildragger

The Hangar Aug 7, 2026

Alcock and Brown, the Converted Vimy Bomber, and the First Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic Into an Irish Bog

How John Alcock and Arthur Brown made the first nonstop transatlantic flight in 1919, crash-landing a converted bomber in an Irish bog.

Taildragger

The Hangar Aug 2, 2026

Alcock and Brown, the Vickers Vimy, and the First Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic Into a Bog in Ireland

In June 1919, Alcock and Brown flew the first nonstop transatlantic flight, eight years before Lindbergh.

Taildragger