When Heathrow Terminal 3 was opened in 1961(?) there was a model of the Alcock and Brown Vimy suspended from the ceiling on the first floor. I guess it was moved when the Terminal was first extended. I used to see it travelling home to (then) India on school holidays.
Not wishing to detract from or divert attention from Alcock and Brown I, unless I am very mistaken, it was the Vimy replica that was the first plane to land on the new Sydney airport (SYD) runway during our bicentennial in 1988 to officially open it. This commemorated the flight of Ross and Keith Smith, also in 1919 (12 November departure) from England to Australia in a British aircraft. They reached Darwin on 10 December [what would we do without Google?] and claimed the PDS 10k prize.
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/aviation-australia/vickers-vimyOnward and upward!
