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Name that Plane XIX
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:27 am
by Terminus
Well, since that last one was so DAMN easy, how's about this one:
RE: Name that Plane XIX
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:52 pm
by tanjman
Terminus,
It looks like a Vickers Vimy.
RE: Name that Plane XIX
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:30 pm
by Terminus
Not just A Vimy, but the take-off of the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on 6/14/1919, piloted by British aviators Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown. Landed safely in Ireland 16 hours later.
RE: Name that Plane XIX
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:44 pm
by UndercoverNotChickenSalad
They got a lot of balls taking off over the Atlantic in that piece of crap. They don't even have floats on the plane [&:] Guess they couldn't handle the weight/drag.
RE: Name that Plane XIX
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:47 pm
by Terminus
There was money involved in it, too. A British newspaper had put up £10,000 in reward, which was a lot of money in those days...
And BTW, the Vimy was a bomber.