Vickers Vimy of Alcock and Brown

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Vickers Vimy aircraft converted bomber twin‑engine biplane

The Vickers Vimy of Alcock and Brown was the British twin‑engine biplane bomber converted for civil use in which John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vickers Vimy Transatlantic	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Vickers Vimy ⓘ aircraft ⓘ converted bomber ⓘ twin‑engine biplane ⓘ
achievement	first non‑stop transatlantic flight by fixed‑wing aircraft ⓘ winner of the Daily Mail transatlantic flight prize ⓘ
aircraftRoleDuringFlight	long‑distance record flight aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType	bomber converted for civil use ⓘ
airlineOrOwner	Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMaterial	wood and fabric ⓘ
convertedFrom	Vickers Vimy heavy bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewSize	2 ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin‑engine ⓘ
era	World War I era design ⓘ
flightDuration	about 16 hours ⓘ
flightEndDate	1919-06-15 ⓘ
flightStartDate	1919-06-14 ⓘ
historicSignificance	pioneering transatlantic aviation ⓘ
landingLocation	Clifden, County Galway, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturer	Vickers Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Vickers Vimy bomber design ⓘ
navigator	Arthur Whitten Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCrewMember	Arthur Whitten Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ John Alcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFlight	first non‑stop transatlantic crossing by aeroplane ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
operator	Arthur Whitten Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ John Alcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
pilot	John Alcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
poweredBy	Rolls‑Royce Eagle VIII engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsionType	piston‑engine propeller ⓘ
registration	G-EAOU NERFINISHED ⓘ
takeoffLocation	St. John’s, Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	first non‑stop transatlantic flight ⓘ long‑distance demonstration flight ⓘ
wingConfiguration	biplane ⓘ
yearOfHistoricFlight	1919 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 piston engine → poweredAircraftInEvent → Vickers Vimy of Alcock and Brown ⓘ

subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII

Vickers Vimy → variant → Vickers Vimy of Alcock and Brown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vickers Vimy Transatlantic