Vickers Vimy taking off

Reference

SLSA catalogueCatalogue recordSLSA referencePRG 18/9/3/13a

Details

TitleVickers Vimy taking offDate taken[December 1919]Description

Vickers Vimy taking off from an airfield, possibly in Darwin.

History/biography

From a small album featuring photographs of the Vickers Vimy and crew arriving at Fannie Bay airstrip in Port Darwin in December 1919, along with spectators gathered to view the event, and photographs of locations and businesses in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Depicts or relates to

CollectionRoss and Keith Smith CollectionVickers Vimy and crew in Darwin, Northern TerritoryEventFirst England-Australia flightSubjectSmith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1890-1955Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922Bennett, James Mallett, 1894-1922Shiers, Walter Henry, 1889-1968Vickers Vimy G-EAOU (Aeroplane)England-Australia air race, 1919Airplane racing.Port Darwin (N.T.)Darwin (N.T.)

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