Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-16

London, June 15-Captain John AL cock and Lieutenant Arthur w. Brown in their Vickers Vimy biplane, landed at Chfden. Ireland. this morning, completing the first nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic. Their trip from St. Johns, N. F., was made in sixteen hours. twelve minutes.
 The landing was made at $40 o. clock British summer time. In taking the ground the machine struck heavily and the fusilage ploughed itself into the sand. Neither occupant was ln- jured
 Much of the flight was made through a fog, with an occasional drizzle This hampered the airmen considerably during their journey. Captain Alcock explained the silence of his radio instrument during the trip by saying that the wireless pro- peller blew of soon after the ,airplane left Newfoundland.
 We were much damned by strong wireless signals not intended for us. he added.
 Word came from Clifden this after noon that the pilot and the navigator of the biplane were leaving for Gal way, whence Lieutenant Brown plan ned 10 travel by train to London, ar irving there on Tuesday morning. Captain Alcock, however. hoped to be able 10 fly to London in the machine which made the record flight as soon as it could be repaired. It was plan ned to have him give an exhibition over London in the machine, if pos sible
 The Aero club received a message from Clifden not long after the trans Atlantic fliers landed. signed by them which merely stated that they had completed the flight in sixteen hours and twelve minutes. They requested instructions from the club.
 In reply the club telegraphed Cap tain Alcocll:
 Keep machine intact until observe arrives"
 The air ministry stated that certain marks were put on the airplane a Newfoundland which must be officiall, identified by q member of the Roya Air Force before the flight is declare, 10 have been officially completed. I was said at the ministry that it wa probable one of it's officials woul cave Dublin in a1 airplane to reliev Al 0ck and Brown. IL was hardly be i sNed there that the machine coul, lc repaired before several days ha, 1assed and it was thought both tn .viators would proceed to England b. rain.
 Aleock and Brown stood the tri well.
 Description of Experiences.
 Describing the experiences of him elf and Lieutenant Brown, Captai Aicock in a message from Galway t he Daily Mail says;
 We had a terrible journey. Tn wonder is we are here at all. w scarcely saw the sun or moon or star or hours we saw none of them. Tn 'os was very dense, and at times W s,3 tG descend within 300 feet of th sea.
 "Ft- four hours our machine wa covered with sheet of ice caused | frozen sleet. At another time the fo vas so dense that my speed indicate lid not work, and for a few minutes Ras very alarming.
 We looped the loop, I do believ and did very steep spiral. We d some very comic stunts. for I had I sense of horizon.
 The winds were favorable all u Nay. northwest. and at times soutl west. We said in Newfoundland tn we would do the trip in sixteen hour put We never thought we should. 1our and @ half before we saw lai Ee had no certain idea where we wei put we believed we were at Galway .hereabouts.
 Our delight in seeing Eastal Islal and Tarbot Island. five miles west Tiifden, was great. The people did n snow who we were, and thought ' were scouts looking for Alcock.
 We encountered no unforeseen co iitions. We did not suffer from co pr exhaustion, except when looki over the side; then the sleet chew 5its out of our faces. He drank co '-s ard ale and ate sandwiches a ch' uiate.
 Our flight has shown that the lantic flight is practicable, but l thi |; should be done. not with an airpla or sea plane. but with flying boats.
 "N @ had plenty of reserve fuel le using only two thirds of our supply
 Tie only thing that upset me W D see the machine at the end damaged. From above. the bog look ik. a lovely field. but the machi sank into it to the axle and fell o' on 10 her side"
 Mists robbed the night of the adva taze of the full moon and the wirel aIlaratus was torn away by the wi soon after the start. So the two you pioneers of the Atlantic flight with' stop were thrown upon their o resources. The skilful navigat which brought the machine near to center of the Irish coast line was ( of the finest features of the flight. IAppX LAWKER GRATIEIEn !