John Alcock blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir John W. Alcock KBE DSC attended this school 1900-1905 with Sir Arthur W. Brown he made the first nonstop flight by aeroplane across the Atlantic June 14-15 1919 Recorded plaque organisation: Lytham St Annes Civic Society.

Sir Captain John Alcock KBE DSC RN, along with navigator Arthur Whitten Brown, achieved global fame for completing the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919, significantly advancing aviation history.