First non-stop transatlantic flight
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:date |
June 14–15, 1919
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| gptkbp:destination |
gptkb:Clifden,_County_Galway,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:distance |
~1,890 miles (3,040 km)
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| gptkbp:duration |
16 hours 28 minutes
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight in 1927
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First non-stop transatlantic flight
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
First direct flight across the Atlantic Ocean without stops
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| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Arthur_Whitten_Brown
gptkb:John_Alcock |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Transatlantic flight attempts by others
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| gptkbp:prizeAwarded |
£10,000
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Knighthood for Alcock and Brown
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Daily_Mail
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| gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_flight
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Whitten_Brown gptkb:First_transatlantic_flight_stopover_(1919) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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