106 years ago today, June 14, 1919 (May 17, 1919, the lunar calendar), the first continuous flight across the Atlantic Ocean was successful. The plane hit its head on the ground as it arrived at its destination. Fortunately, both heroes were safe and sound. They immediately won the hearts and minds of the people. With a £ 10,000 sponsorship from London's Daily Mail, American pilot John William Elcook and his navigator Arthur Brown ventured on June 14 to fly a twin-engine "Wicks-Wimmy" biplane, successfully completing the feat of uninterrupted human flight across the Atlantic for the first time. They took off from St. John, Newfoundland, with two 350-horsepower engines on the wings and 3200 liters of gasoline in the tank. Shortly after takeoff, telecommunications equipment failed. They flew over the Atlantic Ocean in thick fog. Most of the time the plane flies at an altitude of 400 meters, but sometimes only a few meters above the sea. Sixteen hours later, the plane landed in a farmland near Clifton, Ireland. The whole country of Britain cheered for its first flight across the Atlantic, and the King also awarded the Knights Medal of Honor to the two pilots.