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.

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Vickers Virginia canonical 3

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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

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No. 100 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Vickers Virginia
No. 50 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Vickers Virginia
No. 7 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Vickers Virginia