In July 2005 the
Vimy Atlantic team recreated the first direct crossing of the Atlantic
by the British team of John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown in June
1919.
Our mission was to recreate the flight and bring to life the impact
this flight had on the peoples on both sides of the Atlantic. This and
subsequent Vimy flights demonstrated that the airplane, considered a
tool of war, had a tremendous civilian application.
Alcock and Brown's flight happened when a spirit for adventure and incredible
skill combined to accomplish a truly heroic act. Today, significant
pioneering and invention often happens at the far reaches of science
and at the molecular level; invention appears out of reach to today's
students.
The Vickers Vimy replica that flew across the Atlantic has become almost
as famous as its original ancestors, whose feats also include the first
London to Australia flight in 1919 and the first London to Cape Town
flight in 1920.
See our Vimy
Atlantic Flight Site for More Information!
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