John Alcock (RAF officer)
John Alcock | |
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| Born | 5 November 1892 Seymour Grove, Stretford, England, |
| Died | 19 December 1919 (aged 27) Cottévrard, near Rouen, Normandy, France |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy (Royal Naval Air Service), Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross Britannia Trophy (posthumous) |
Captain Sir John William Alcock KBE DSC (5 November 1892 – 19 December 1919) 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.