From: "Chris Mitchell"
> It is a shame that old plane is going to be grounded. Still, better a
> museum than the breakers.
>
It's a replica, built in 1994. It was categorised as "experimental" with a
lifetime limit of flying hours which has now been reached.
Here's info about its history:
http://www.brooklands100.org/aviation/vimy/specification.htm
I remember reading about Alcock & Brown when I was growing up.
Here's a rest of the world friendly video of the flight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eZgoDDH6Z8
My usual luck - "An error occurred,please try again later."
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