The islands of Ireland: On a wing and a prayer at Turbot Island

Turbot Island, Co Galway, has a very important place in aviation history being the first sighted land for the very first trans-Atlantic flight by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown on June 14 and 15, 1919.

Piloting their modified Vickers Vimy bomber, the pilot and his navigator, who are literally up there in aviation history along with the Wright Brothers and Amelia Earhart, embarked from Newfoundland, Canada on a daring mission to push back the limits of possible flight and thereby open up the world to international travel.