One June 14, 1919, Alcock and Brown became the first aviators to fly non-stop across the Atlantic.
Eighty-six years later, a replica Vickers Vimy is being prepared in St. John’s, Newfoundland to re-create this famous flight.
The aircraft will be flown to Clifden, Ireland by aviation adventurers Steve Fossett and Mark Rebholtz. This is the same Vimy replica that retraced flights from London to Australia, and London to South Africa.
Ken Swartz
Toronto Aerospace Museum
For more information, see three websites:
Vimy Atlantic web site
http://www.vimy.org
National Geographic Vimy web page: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/vimy/index.html
Toronto Aerospace Museum web page (aircraft YZD visited for one week)
http://www.torontoaerospacemuseum.com
By: mmitch - 14th June 2005 at 20:44
There is an excellent video on the Rolls Royce History site featuring the flight by Ross and Keith Smith from the UK to Australia in their Vickers Vimy.
Http://www.rolls-royce.com/history/timeline/default.jsp
Click on suitable link.
mmitch
By: Fergy1 - 13th June 2005 at 20:02
It looks like the flight has been postponed for a few days to allow for better weather conditions. See http://www.clifdenchamber.com/vimywatch.htm for more details.
I hope the weather conditions improve to allow the flight to take place and hopefully a few more people become interested in this historic occasion!!
Fergy1
By: Andy in Beds - 13th June 2005 at 17:43
Oh, and why has no one in the British media picked this story up?
Dan, you’re in that line of work, can’t you give some of your news colleagues a jab in the ribs on this one??
Cheers
Andy
By: Andy in Beds - 13th June 2005 at 17:39
Hope they pack their wetsuits and flippers!
Good luck to them – brave chaps! 🙂
Try to be positive please, Dan.
I’d love to be there to see them touch down in Ireland.
I intend to watch the video link for as long as I can keep awake.
Remember they’ll be no dozing off for them.
I wish them Good luck and Gods-speed.
Cheers
Andy
By: danohagan - 13th June 2005 at 16:36
Hope they pack their wetsuits and flippers!
Good luck to them – brave chaps! 🙂
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