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Arthur Brown Vickers Vimy flown in first nonstop transatlantic flight, 1919
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Sir Arthur Whitten Brown: References & Edit History

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Graham Wallace, The Flight of Alcock & Brown, 14–15 June, 1919 (1955).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Sep 30, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jul 19, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 19, 2024
Links added. Jun 01, 2023
Add new Web site: The Early Birds of Aviation - Biography of Sir Arthur Whitten Brown. Aug 24, 2018
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Brown�s Great Adventure: The First Transatlantic Flight. Aug 24, 2018
Video of Brown and Alcock added. Jan 25, 2011
Added new Web site: The Franklin Institute - Flights of Inspiration. Jun 06, 2006
Article revised. Jan 29, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jan 29, 1999
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