Finished 12th December 2009

700 Pieces
Flight of the Vickers Vimy

In 1919 an award was given to those completing the first flight from England to Australia. On 10th december 1919 (in fact, I was born exactly 49 years later) two Australian pilots landed with a Vickers Vimy in Darwin. The puzzle shows the Vickers Vimy while crossing the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. In 1994 a crew startet in England to follow the historic Vimy except Iraq.

The route (historic): Hunslow (12.11.1919) - France - Italy - Greece - Egypt - Israel - Syria - Iraq - Kuwait - Iran - Pakistan - India - Myanmar - Malaysia - Sumatra - East Timor - Australia (10.12.1919) * 11060 Miles

The route (modern crew): Farnborough (11.9.1994) - France - Italy - Greece - Egypt - Saudi-Arabia - Oman - Pakistan - India - Myanmar - Malaysia - Sumatra - Australia (22.10.1994) * 11374 Miles