In a corner of Hurn Airport, near Britain’s south coast, stand six black-painted hangars belonging to Vickers Ltd. Inside are planes abuilding that pose the biggest threat to U.S. domination of the ...

Arriving too late for combat in World War I, the Vickers Vimy seemed destined for obscurity - until it became the first aircraft to conquer the Atlantic. With daring crews and record-breaking flights, ...