Alcock, sir John William

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• Alcock, Sir John William — ▪ British aviator born Nov. 6, 1892, Manchester, Eng. died Dec. 18, 1919, Cottévrard, France  aviator who, with his fellow British aviator Arthur Brown, made the first nonstop transatlantic flight.       Alcock received his pilot s certificate in …   Universalium

• John William Alcock — John Willim Alcock Retrato de John Willim Alcock. Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

• Alcock — Alcock, sir John William …   Enciclopedia Universal

• John Alcock (RAF officer) — Sir John William Alcock KCB DSC (5 November, 1892 ndash; 18 December 1919) was a Captain in the Royal Air Force who, together with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non stop transatlantic flight from St. John s,… …   Wikipedia

• Alcock —   [ ælkɔk], Sir John William, britischer Flieger, * Manchester 6. 11. 1892, ✝ (Flugzeugunfall) bei Rouen 18. 12. 1919; unternahm am 14./15. 6. 1919 mit einer Vickers Vimy (zwei Rolls Royce Motoren von 360 PS) zusammen mit dem Navigator Arthur W.… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Alcock and Brown — Al|cock and Brown two British pilots, Sir John William Alcock (1892 1919) and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown(1886 1948), who, in 1919, were the first people to fly an aircraft across the Atlantic without stopping …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Alcock — /ˈɔlkɒk/ (say awlkok) noun Sir John William, 1892–1919, English aviator; made the first flight across the Atlantic with AW Brown in 1919 …  

• St. John's — 1. a seaport in and the capital of Newfoundland, on the SE part of the island. 86,576. 2. a seaport on and the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, in the E West Indies. 13,000. Also, St. John. * * * ▪ Newfoundland, Canada  capital and largest city of …   Universalium

• Brown, Sir Arthur Whitten — ▪ British aviator born July 23, 1886, Glasgow died Oct. 4, 1948, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales  British aviator who, with Captain John W. Alcock (Alcock, Sir John William), made the first nonstop airplane crossing of the Atlantic (aviation).… …   Universalium

• John Charles Clegg — Sir John Charles Clegg (15 June 1850 26 June 1937), better known as Charles Clegg, was an English footballer and later both chairman and president of the Football Association. He was born in Sheffield and lived there his whole life. He competed… …   Wikipedia