biography
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Brown, Sir Arthur Whitten
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| male
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| lived:
| (1886–1948)
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| biography:
| Aviator, born in Glasgow, W Scotland, UK. As navigator with Sir John William Alcock he made the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in a Vickers-Vimy biplane on 14 June 1919, and shared a £10 000 prize given by the London Daily Mail. Both men were knighted after the flight. |
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