Vickers Virginia
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The Vickers Virginia was a British twin-engine biplane heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force during the interwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers Virginia canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
heavy bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Vickers bomber family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load
ⓘ
defensive machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Vickers Vimy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1922 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1924 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | fabric‑covered structure ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
enclosed cockpit in later variants
ⓘ
open cockpits in early variants ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| powerplant | two piston engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| retired | late 1930s ⓘ |
| role | heavy bomber ⓘ |
| serviceEntryOperator |
No. 214 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 58 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 7 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 9 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired from service ⓘ |
| successor | Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin‑fin tail in later variants ⓘ |
| usedBefore | World War II by RAF bomber squadrons ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
experimental trials
ⓘ
night bombing ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom home defense ⓘ |
| wingType | two‑bay biplane wings ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.