Alcock and Brown - Hoodie Thunderbolt This profile is a C-47

This profile is a C-47 Dakota named 'Kwicherbichen' and is a veteran of D-Day

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Alcock and Brown - Hoodie Thunderbolt This profile is a C-47The first Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown John Alcock was a military pilot during World War I and Arthur Whitten Brown was an engineer and pilot during the war. Both had been shot down and imprisoned by the Germans, during this time both resolved together to cross the Atlantic by air. After the war they both worked with Vickers to convert a Vimy to be able to undertake the long flight. On the 14th June both set off from Newfoundland. After 12