Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane
1919
Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components
- maker:
- Rolls-Royce Limited and Vickers Limited
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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.
Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5244
1914-1919
Rolls-Royce 'Eagle' aero engine no. 5246
1914-1919
Port engine oil pressure gauge fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
Port engine RPM meter fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
Starboard engine oil pressure gauge fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
Starboard engine RPM meter fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
Cockpit air speed indicator gauge fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
Cockpit oil temperature gauge (Port) fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
Cockpit oil temperature gauge (Starboard) fitted in Vickers Vimy
1914-1919
O-rings for Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane
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
1919
