Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5244

Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5244, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919. Used in the aircraft in which John Alcock (pilot) and Arthur Whitten Brown (navigator) made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in June 1919.

Details

Category:
Aircraft Propulsion
Object Number:
1919-476 Pt2
type:
engines
credit:
Rolls-Royce Ltd.

Parts

Magneto on mahogany stand, from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane

Magneto on mahogany stand, from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane

Magneto on mahogany stand, unsigned, British, for Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5244, from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, by Vickers Limited, Weybridge, Surrey, England, 1919