Spirit of Brooklands, the replica of Alcock and Brown's First World War Vickers Vimy bomber, successfully re-enacted the originally planned finale to their pioneering flight on Monday, marking the ...
When SA astronaut Andy Thomas was blasted into orbit on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1996 he carried a collection of Australian artefacts with him — including the pilot wings of two South ...
Arriving too late for combat in World War I, the Vickers Vimy seemed destined for obscurity - until it became the first aircraft to conquer the Atlantic. With daring crews and record-breaking flights, ...