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'Tabloid' first aid kit used on Alcock and Brown's first tra
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'Tabloid' first aid kit used on Alcock and Brown's first tra
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This first aid kit was used on the first non-stop transatlantic flight on 14-15 June 1919 by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948) and Sir John William Alcock (1892-1919). Alcock and Brown completed the treacherous crossing in 16 hours 27 minutes. The flight was a matter of national prestige. The men shared the £10,000 prize from the Daily Mail, which had been set up to encourage British aviation.

The kit contained bandages, dressings, cotton wool, court plaster, and drugs for pain relief, upset stomachs and nausea, and antiseptics. It also contained carron oil made from linseed oil and lime water for burns and scalds, which were among the most likely injuries on an aircraft full of hot metal; in fact the tube is half empty.

maker: Burroughs Wellcome and Company

Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: dressings; Bandages; bandage; antiseptic; first aid kit; court plaster

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  • Library reference: Science Museum A700023
  • Photo number: L0059111
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