| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N71MY |
| Alternate Registration: | NX71MY |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers FB-27 Vimy |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers FB-27 Vimy |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers FB-27A Vimy (Replica) |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toronto - DownsviewMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYZD IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 2005 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 418215 |
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On 2nd -3rd July 2005, this Vickers Vimy replica, NX71MY, successfully re-enacted Alcock & Brown's trans-Atlantic flight from St Johns, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, in just under 19 hours. It was built California in 1994 and for the trans-Atlantic flight equipped with a pair of Orenda OE600 V8s. The Toronto Aerospace Museum hosted the Vimy May 25-June 1 while a team from Toronto-based Orenda inspected the engines. Steve Fossett and Mark Rebholz departed Downsview on June 1 escorted by four WW1 replica fighters from the Great War Flying Museum. Fossett died in a crash on Sep. 3, 2007. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 December 2021, and has since been viewed 254 times. |