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Twinkletoes the Cat Mascot
Aircraft & Exhibits
Twinkletoes accompanied Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown during the first non-stop transatlantic flight which he made with Captain John Alcock in a Vickers Vimy on 14–15 June 1919.
Alcock and Brown flew from Newfoundland to Ireland, a distance of 3,040 km (1,890 miles) in 16 hours, winning the £10,000 Transatlantic Prize offered by the Daily Mail. In addition, both received knighthoods. To bring them luck they took with them a horseshoe and two black cat mascots: 'Lucky Jim' and 'Twinkletoes'.
Details
| Object number | 1990/0732/C |
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| Production date | Circa 1919 |
| Date in use | 1919 |
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Adopted by:
- William Jutsum
- Zeke Zizzou Lam
- Chris Rhodes
- Susan Quinton
- Genevieve Wheeler
In memory of my father - wartime Hurricane and Thunderbolt pilot (60 Squadron and 30 Squadron) and cat lover
I love you
In memory of Donald and Cilla
She identifies with this cat
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