Q435971
John Alcock
British captain in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force
| Bio | Captain Sir John William Alcock was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland in June 1919. He died in a flying accident in France in December later that same year.2 |
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| Born | 1892 Nov 51 |
| Died | 1919 Dec 181 |
| Occupation | air force officer, aircraft pilot1 |
| Cause of death | aviation accident, accidental death1 |
| Status | Confirmed: John Alcock is a 27 Club member |