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Alcock and Brown achieved the first Atlantic crossing, using a Vickers Vimy on 14 June 1919. The flight lasted 16 hours and 28 minutes 100 Years of Powered Flight A Human Perspective
23 By Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson The time will come when thou shalt lift thine eyes To watch a long-drawn battle in the skies. While aged peasants, too amazed for words, Stare at the flying fleets of wondrous birds. England, so long mistress of the sea, Where winds and waves confess her sovereignty, Her ancient triumphs yet on high shall bear And reign the sovereign of the conquered air. (Thomas Gray, 1716-1771) Thomas Gray’s words, written in 1737, were remarkably prescient. While England may not have reigned sovereign she has certainly seen some remarkable developments in the story of flight. This treatise picks out some of the key moments in British aviation in the last 100 years or so — from the well known to events that are much less familiar. In so doing it concentrates on just a few of the people who contributed to the inspiring story of flight and, in particular, it examines some of the qualities they exhibited. The history of
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100 The Last Escape By John Nichol
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