Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components

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Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane, complete with two Rolls-Royce engines and propellers, and three detachable wheel shields

Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane, complete with two Rolls Royce engines and propellers. Sir John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948) made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic on 14th-15th June 1919 in this Vimy, flying from St John's, Newfoundland and crash-landing in a bog near Clifden, Galway, Ireland. They were knighted by King George V on their return. Designed originally as a heavy bomber to attack Germany and constructed mainly of wood covered by a layer of fabric.

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

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.

Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5244

1914-1919

Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5246, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5246

1914-1919

Oil pressure gauge, from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane port engine, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Port engine oil pressure gauge fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

RPM meter, from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane port side engine, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Port engine RPM meter fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

Oil pressure gauge, from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane starboard engine, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Starboard engine oil pressure gauge fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

RPM meter, from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane starboard engine, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Starboard engine RPM meter fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

Cockpit air speed indicator gauge, from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Cockpit air speed indicator gauge fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

Cockpit oil temperature gauge (Port), from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Cockpit oil temperature gauge (Port) fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

Cockpit oil temperature gauge (Starboard), from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, by Rolls-Royce Limited, England, 1914-1919

Cockpit oil temperature gauge (Starboard) fitted in Vickers Vimy

1914-1919

O-rings for Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane

O-rings for Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane

Aircraft radio transmitter, by Harry W. Cox and Company Limited, London, England, 1919. Used in the Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane: the aircraft in which John Alcock (pilot) and Arthur Whitten Brown (navigator) made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in June 1919.

Radio transmitter, from Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, 1919

1919

Three detachable wheel shields from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, by Palmer Tyre Limited, London, United Kingdom, 1919

Three detachable wheel shields from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane

1919

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1919-476
type:
aircraft
credit:
Vickers and Rolls-Royce