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In June 2004 the Vimy Atlantic team will recreate the first direct crossing of the Atlantic by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown in 1919. Our mission is to recreate the flight and bring to life the impact this flight had on the peoples on both sides of the Atlantic. This and subsequent Vimy flights demonstrated that the airplane, considered a tool of war, had a tremendous civilian application. Alcock and Brown's flight happened when a spirit for adventure and incredible skill combined to accomplish a truly heroic act. Today, significant pioneering and invention often happens at the far reaches of science and at the molecular level; invention appears out of reach to today's students. The educational component of the Vimy Atlantic project will target 13- to 17-year-old students — some of whom will be invited to witness the events in Newfoundland and Ireland — through experiential education units.
Approximate Word count = 498
Approximate Pages = 2
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