| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "F8614" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers FB-27 Vimy |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers FB-27 Vimy |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers FB-27A Vimy (Replica) |
| C/n (msn): | VAFA.02 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
| Photo Date: | 15 October 2013 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 301116 |
| Photo Comment |
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"Triple First" on display in the Grahame-White Factory at RAFM Hendon. The aircraft was so named after the first Atlantic, Australia and South Africa flights by Vimys. This replica was built by the Vintage Aircraft and Flying Association (VAFA) with original Rolls-Royce Eagle Mk.IX engines and flown a few times in 1969. Following a fire in July 1969, it was restored in 1972 and moved to Hendon in 1983. It is painted as a strategic bomber built at Weybridge in 1918, though too late to see action in WW1. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 November 2020, and has since been viewed 302 times. |