Photographs of Vickers Vimy [PRG 18/8] • Photograph

Vickers Vimy and crew

Vickers Vimy and crew

Ross Smith, Keith Smith, James Bennett, and Walter Shiers with the Vickers Vimy.

Crew aboard the Vickers Vimy

Crew aboard the Vickers Vimy

View of the Vickers Vimy crew, Ross Smith, Keith Smith, James Bennett, and Walter Shiers, aboard the aircraft, possibly testing before the England-Australia air race.

Vickers Vimy and crew

Vickers Vimy and crew

View of the Vickers Vimy crew, Keith Smith, Ross Smith, Walter Shiers, and James Bennett, standing in front of the Vickers Vimy aircraft.

Ross and Keith Smith with the Vickers Vimy

Ross and Keith Smith with the Vickers Vimy

Ross and Keith Smith at the nose of the Vickers Vimy, after landing in Sydney, New South Wales. Photograph by Walter Burke, Challis House, Sydney.

Ross Smith and others with the Vickers Vimy

Ross Smith and others with the Vickers Vimy

Ross Smith and others at the Vickers Vimy G-EAOU, possibly unloading after landing in Sydney.

James Bennett and Walter Shiers in Vickers Vimy during flight

James Bennett and Walter Shiers in Vickers Vimy during flight

View of James Bennett and Walter Shiers in the rear of the Vickers Vimy during flight.

James Bennett and Walter Shiers with the Vickers Vimy

James Bennett and Walter Shiers with the Vickers Vimy

Mechanics Walter Shiers and James Bennett assessing the engine and propeller of the Vickers Vimy.

Manouevering the Vickers Vimy into position

Manouevering the Vickers Vimy into position

Postcard featuring the Vickers Vimy GEAOU being manouevered into position. Caption on front: '"The Vickers Vimy" the aeroplane in which the late Sir Ross Smith and party made the historic flight from England to Australia'. Handwritten on reverse: 'Wonder whether you have this photo which I [?] in sale at stall in the [?] this afternoon. 8/12/23'.

Vickers Vimy

Vickers Vimy

View of the Vickers Vimy GEAOU on the ground, with the propellers running.

Vickers Vimy

Vickers Vimy

View of the Vickers Vimy GEAOU on a field.

Vickers Vimy at Adelaide Airport memorial hangar

Vickers Vimy at Adelaide Airport memorial hangar

View of the Vickers Vimy GEAOU in the memorial hangar at Adelaide Airport.

Vickers Vimy at Adelaide Airport memorial hangar

Vickers Vimy at Adelaide Airport memorial hangar

View of the Vickers Vimy GEAOU in the memorial hangar at Adelaide Airport.