Vickers Vildebeest, Card No 24 (GPAviation 1938)

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Aircraft, Series 1 (Godfrey Phillips)

Vickers Vildebeest, Card No 24 (GPAviation 1938).jpg

Card No. 24: The VICKERS VILDEBEEST

Two-seal Torpedo-carrying or Bombing Biplane

Bristol "Pegasus" engine

  • Span: 49 feet
  • Weight loaded: 8,100 lbs.
  • Maximum speed: 141 m.p.h. ,.. at 6,560 feet
  • Landing speed: 56 m.p.h.
  • Ceiling: 19,000 feet
  • Maximum range: 1,250 miles.

Built by:

  • Vickers (Aviation) Ltd., London and Weybridge, Surrey

Used by:

  • The Royal Air Force
  • The Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • The Spanish Naval Air Service