Vickers Warwick aircraft
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The Vickers Warwick aircraft was a British twin-engined multi-role military aircraft of World War II, used primarily for transport, air-sea rescue, and maritime patrol duties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers Warwick (prototypes) | 1 |
| Vickers Warwick aircraft canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ multi-role aircraft ⓘ twin-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | land-based patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeType | mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load
ⓘ
defensive machine guns ⓘ |
| construction | geodetic airframe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| designedAs | heavy bomber ⓘ |
| designedBy | Vickers design team ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939 ⓘ |
| height | approximately 17 ft ⓘ |
| introduced | 1942 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 70 ft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 260 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use in air-sea rescue with lifeboat drops ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 800 ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1,500 miles ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| retired | late 1940s ⓘ |
| role | multi-role military aircraft ⓘ |
| specialEquipment | airborne lifeboat ⓘ |
| status | retired from service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailunit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Polish Armed Forces in the West
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Air Forces in exile
RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
RAF Transport Command ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Transport Command
South African Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air-sea rescue
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ general reconnaissance ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| variant |
Warwick ASR
ⓘ
Warwick C ⓘ Warwick GR ⓘ |
| wingSpan | approximately 95 ft ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Vulture
this entity surface form:
Vickers Warwick (prototypes)