Alcock and Brown transatlantic flight (did not meet route requirement)

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The Alcock and Brown transatlantic flight (did not meet route requirement) refers to their pioneering 1919 non-stop crossing of the Atlantic, which, while historic, failed to satisfy the specific conditions later set for the Orteig Prize.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic aviation event
transatlantic flight
achievementStatus first non-stop transatlantic flight by airplane
crossingType non-stop transatlantic crossing
hasPilots Arthur Whitten Brown
John Alcock
historicalSignificance pioneering non-stop crossing of the Atlantic
oceanCrossed Atlantic Ocean
prizeContext Orteig Prize
prizeEligibilityAspect route did not match Orteig Prize New York–Paris specification
prizeStatus did not qualify for Orteig Prize
reasonForDisqualification did not meet later Orteig Prize route requirement
routeRequirementStatus failed to satisfy specific Orteig Prize route conditions
temporalRelationToOrteigPrize occurred before successful Orteig Prize-winning flights
year 1919

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Orteig Prize notableAttempt Alcock and Brown transatlantic flight (did not meet route requirement)