Aircraft Photo of G-UABA | Vickers FB-27A Vimy | AirHistory.net #726984
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-UABA
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers FB-27 Vimy
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers FB-27 Vimy
Aircraft Version:Vickers FB-27A Vimy
C/n (msn):
Aircraft Name:Silver Queen
Location
City / Airport:Brooklands (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLB   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1 January 1920 to 4 February 1920
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 726984
Photo Comment

Crashed at Korosko, Sudan, on February 11 during an attempted flight from the UK to South Africa. A second Vimy, named Silver Queen II, took over but it too crashed at Bulawayo in Zimbabwe (now Rhodesia) before reaching the final destination. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

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