Aircraft Photo of No Reg | Vickers FB-27 Vimy IV | AirHistory.net #158
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:No Reg
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers FB-27 Vimy
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers FB-27 Vimy
Aircraft Version:Vickers FB-27 Vimy IV
C/n (msn):[ BAPC.51 ]
Location
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Science Museum
 
Photo Date:4 March 2016
Photo by:Mick Bajcar
Photo ID: 158
Photo Comment

This is the aircraft in which John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown made the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic on 14-15 June 1919. Rebuilt by Vickers at Brooklands it was presented to the Science Museum in 1919 and has been displayed at South Kensington since.

This photo is copyright © Mick Bajcar, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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