Great post. Well worth remembering just what an achievement it was in 1919 and how brave Alcock and Brown were to attempt the crossing.
Sad to say my operator (on the Atlantic) failed to take any notice of it and I suspect many others too.
As we sip coffee and watch our GPS guided aircraft find their way across the pond to the first hint of dawn in the east whilst our passengers snooze we should remember who proved it could be down first.