Teachers' Notes

Two British pilots, Alcock and Brown, were the first people to fly an aircraft across the Atlantic.

Here are some things you can study to find out about their flight:

• their maps
• their aircraft and its cockpit
• newspaper reports

Here are some ways to show what you have found out about Alcock and Brown's flight:

• strip cartoon
• model
• diagrams and maps

Here are some things you might show:

• dates and times
• places, distances and heights
• speeds
• weather conditions
• what the fliers were doing