Alcock and Brown's first non-stop transatlantic flight

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gptkbp:instanceOf historic flight
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Vickers_Vimy
gptkbp:award £10,000 Daily Mail prize
gptkbp:awarded Knight Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
gptkbp:cargo mail
gptkbp:commemorates monuments in Clifden and St. John's
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1919-06-14
1919-06-15
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Clifden,_County_Galway,_Ireland
gptkbp:distance approximately 1,890 miles
gptkbp:duration about 16 hours 28 minutes
gptkbp:firstBook first non-stop transatlantic flight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alcock and Brown's first non-stop transatlantic flight
gptkbp:landingDate Derrygimlagh bog, near Clifden
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international attention
gptkbp:navigator gptkb:Arthur_Whitten_Brown
gptkbp:notableEvent first direct transatlantic flight
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:John_Alcock
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Royal_Aero_Club
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Daily_Mail
gptkbp:weather fog, ice, and occasional instrument failure
gptkbp:year 1919
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alcock_and_Brown's_first_non-stop_transatlantic_flight_landing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7