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14/23 Pictures of Statues in London
Statue of Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown
Located at the Heathrow Visitor centre

Statue of Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown
Who made the first direct flight across the Atlantic on 14th-15th June 1919.
The memorial was first unveiled on the 35th Anniversary of the Atlantic crossing
on 15th June 1954. It has been located in different parts of Heathrow airport including
the main central area before its current location outside the visitor centre.

The statue is inscribed:
The Vickers Vimy Biplane used by
Alcock and Brown flew the 1890 miles
from Newfoundland to Ireland in
15 hours 57 minutes at an average
spped of 118 miles per hour
This aeroplane was powered by two
Rolls-Royce 12 cylinder Eagle
Engines. Each of 360 Horse Power.

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