MRV in Wagga Wagga

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

In the cafe at The Rock there is a magnificent picture of the Vickers Vimy that won the London to Australia flight just after WW1.

It was forced to land at The Rock due to engine trouble... drew quite a crowd at the time.

Hi Tony,
Trying not to deviate from the subject of this thread, but as you brought up the Vimy, I thought I should share this photo. Back in the 90's an American businessman built a replica of the Vickers Vimy and re-enacted the flight from England to Australia, the co-pilot was forum member Lang Kidby. About 15 years ago I restored a military vehicle for the Vimy's owner and he visited my workshop once by flying the Vimy in to a nearby landing strip. This photo is as they arrived. A massive aircraft for its time.

regards, Richard