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The story of a Vimy...

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Alan_Perse:
Nice Fred. Where is it on display.?

EI1638:
Ah now Keith, you're slipping up.

The first crossing of the atlantic was completed by the Navy Curtiss NC-4 flying boat. It stopped several times on the crossing (you can do that with a flying boat).

The big difference was that Alcock and Brown managed to do it non stop.

I always knew the NC-4 was first to cross, just never realised it was that it completed the trip only 2 weeks before Alcock and Brown until I checked the dates after I saw your post.

Neat model though.

Happy Days:
Oh, pedantic aren’t we!

 I should have written it was the first non stop crossing.( Must confess I didn’t know about NC-4 crossing the pond in stages. So I’ve learnt something, thank you Chris.)

Serves me right for trying to look knowledgably, when in fact I’m just a numpty. :(

K.

Fred:
Thank you all  :D
This is at the NCH. Not every day that your stuff is checked by President Higgins and the CEO of Boeing  :D

The model is static, but designed to fly (unfortunately, this one will remain on static display  :cry: )
WS is 1.7m
Dedicated page about the build being prepared  :D

Happy Days:
Inspected by the President of the Republic er! You must be very proud Fred! :D

(I doubt the CEO of Boeing knows much about aeroplanes, he only understands profit & loss accounts and balance sheets :roll: )

Well now you’ve built that Vimey, when are you going to build my Mu28 for me? :wink:

K.

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