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Vickers Vimmy and Steve Fossett Cross Atlantic Ocean

by Mr. Flight on July 4th, 2005

Steve Fossett and Mark Rebholz successfully navigated across the Atlantic Ocean in their Vickers Vimmy. Using only the stars, compass, and a sextant for navigation the crossed the Atlantic Ocean in about 18 hours. The flight recreated a similar flight of f John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in June of 1919.

“On the way over we were in contact with all the commercial airlines flying overhead, that is a comforting feeling, talking to other people while you’re flying.” - Mark Rebholz speaking to the Associated Press.

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