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.

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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 Air Forces in exile ⓘ
Royal Air Force Coastal Command ⓘ
linked to: RAF Coastal Command

Royal Air Force Transport Command ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
usedFor air-sea rescue ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
general reconnaissance ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ
transport ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
variant Warwick ASR ⓘ
Warwick C ⓘ
Warwick GR ⓘ
wingSpan approximately 95 ft ⓘ

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Vickers-Armstrongs → notableProduct → Vickers Warwick aircraft ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Vulture → usedInAircraft → Vickers Warwick (prototypes) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls‑Royce Vulture engine
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
No. 277 Squadron RAF → equipment → Vickers Warwick ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Rex Pierson → designed → Vickers Warwick ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick ASR → partOf → Vickers Warwick family ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick ASR → basedOn → Vickers Warwick ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick ASR → developedFrom → Vickers Warwick bomber design ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick ASR → airframe → Vickers Warwick ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick C → partOf → Vickers Warwick family ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick C → basedOn → Vickers Warwick ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick GR → basedOn → Vickers Warwick ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Warwick GR → originatesFromAircraftFamily → Vickers Warwick family ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft