It Seemed Like a Good Idea

Research and writing in collaboration with Tomás Campos. In June of 1919, two daring British aviators made the world's first successful non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from North America to Europe using a modified Vickers Vimey airplane. In just 16 hours, they achieved what up until that...

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