Vickers Vincent
From Our Contribution
 K4681 Aden Communications Flight IWM photo CM 6855 | |
 RNZAF NZ341 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Type | Biplane |
| Role | Army liaison |
| Designer | Vickers |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| Produced | UK |
| Number built | 197 |
| Primary users | RAF |
| In service | 1928 |
| Out of service | 1942 |
Remarks
A variation of the Vickers Vildebeest it was designed to operate in support of the British Army in the Middle East. They were used to bomb Italian forces during the East Africa Campaign and for coastal patrols from Aden. Also used in the Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941 and while not used in the front line, they were used as late as 1944 to spray locusts in Iran.
General characteristics
- Crew: Three - Pilot, observer, gunner
- Length: 11.18 m
- Wingspan: 14.94 m
- Height: 4.47 m
- Empty weight: 2,165 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 3,856 kg
- Powerplant: 1 x Bristol Pegasus II-Me 9 cylinder radial engine
- Maximum speed: 230 km/h
- Range: 2,010 km
- Service ceiling: 5,800 m
- Armament
- Guns: 1 x .303 Vickers Mk II in nose; Lewis gun in rear cockpit
- Bombs: 500 kg
Crew members
No. 244 Squadron RAF
- Gerard Henzell Straughan Hemy Basra in early 1942