Welcome
to Vimy Atlantic
From San Francisco,
USA to Dunsfold, England in 53 days via, most importantly, St. John's,
Newfoundland and Clifden, Ireland.
Go to Daily Updates
to read about the entire 53 day journey
Photo by David Branigan/Oceansport
- Vimy over Ireland Coast - July 3, 2005
OUR
MISSION is to recreate the flight and bring to life the impact
this famous flight had on the peoples on both sides of the Atlantic.
This and subsequent Vimy flights demonstrated that the 'aeroplane',
considered a tool of war, also had a tremendous civilian commercial
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 today.
The
Vickers Vimy replica that will fly 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 - our beloved Vimy has flown over 30,000 miles and across
30 countries.
Come
fly with us – through the past, the present and into the future!
Photo taken by
Rick Radell
The Vimy and four
airplanes from Brampton's Great War Flying Museum on June 1, 2005, flying
over Toronto, Canada on its way to Ottawa, Canada.
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