Transatlantic
She’s wide and lumbering, but Jack Alcock still thinks her a nippy little thing...
Brown flew reconnaissance and could turn any sky into numbers. Alcock piloted bombing raids and was captured by Turks who built little wooden cages for prisoners. "One glance at the sky and he could tell exactly what time it was"—but what he wanted was to tinker with an engine. He traded Red Cross chocolate for a dynamo.