EL AIRE - EJE FICCIONES -
The first transatlantic flight
In Literature we read a novel
emphasising the cultural relevance of transatlantic communication in the 20th
century.
The first chapter of Transatlantic by Colum McCann,
“Cloudshadow”, describes in detail the preparations for the First Transatlantic
Flight in 1919, as well as the dangers involved in this adventure.
Two young pilots emerge from the
horrors of the First World War with deep hopes of finding new meaning to their
lives.
I would like to congratulate S6
students on their creativity, accurate historical research and their effort to
recreate the “spirit of the times” in the images and music of this short video
which reminds us of the old black and white silent movies (1919).
One hundred and one years ago British pilots Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown became the first men to cross the Atlantic by air flying a Vickers Vimy plane.
Both had been pilots during the First World War and loved flying. They felt it was necessary to erase war memories and create a new beginning.
