When one thinks of Great Britain’s heavy bomber aircraft that preceded the Jet Age, chances are the Avro Lancaster and ...

The Vickers Vimy was designed as a long-range bomber and was first flown in 1917 but was delivered just too late to see operational use in WW1. The type remained in front line service until the ...

It took them and their double engine Vickers-Vimy biplane almost 16 hours to complete the 1,900 miles journey which began in St John’s, Newfoundland in Canada on the afternoon of 14 June.

The Vickers Vimy was designed as a long-range bomber and was first flown in 1917 but was delivered just too late to see operational use in WW1. The type remained in front line service until the ...