The Vickers Vernon was a British biplane troop carrier[1] used by the Royal Air Force. It entered service in 1921, and was the first dedicated troop transport of the RAF.
In February 1923, Vernons of Nos. 45 and 70 Squadrons RAF airlifted nearly 500 troops to Kirkuk, Iraq[2] after the civilian area of that town had been overrun by Kurdish forces. This was the first-ever[3] strategic airlift of troops.
Vernons of No. 45 Squadron had bomb racks and sights fitted.[4] In May 1924 the squadron was officially designated No. 45 (Bombing) Sqdn.[5]
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Johnson, Brian; Cozens, H. I. (1984). Bombers The Weapon of Total War. London: Methuen. ISBN0-423-00630-4.
Moyes, Philip (1964). Bomber Squadrons of the R.A.F. and Their Aircraft. London: MacDonald. OCLC 796778515.
Thetford, Owen (1957). Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918–57 (1st ed.). London: Putnam. OCLC 936602559.
Thetford, Owen (1962). Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918. London: Putnam. OCLC 213505944.
Wragg, David (1986). Airlift A History of Military Air Transport. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN0-906393-61-2.
January 21, 2023
vickers, vernon, british, biplane, troop, carrier, used, royal, force, entered, service, 1921, first, dedicated, troop, transport, vernonvernon, squadron, powered, rolls, royce, eagle, engines, role, transportmanufacturer, vickersintroduction, 1921retired, 192. The Vickers Vernon was a British biplane troop carrier 1 used by the Royal Air Force It entered service in 1921 and was the first dedicated troop transport of the RAF VernonVernon of 70 Squadron RAF powered by Rolls Royce Eagle engines Role TransportManufacturer VickersIntroduction 1921Retired 1927Primary user Royal Air ForceNumber built 55Developed from Vickers Vimy Commercial The Vernon was a development of the Vickers Vimy Commercial a passenger variant of the famous Vickers Vimy bomber and was powered by twin Napier Lion engines or Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engines 1 55 were built In February 1923 Vernons of Nos 45 and 70 Squadrons RAF airlifted nearly 500 troops to Kirkuk Iraq 2 after the civilian area of that town had been overrun by Kurdish forces This was the first ever 3 strategic airlift of troops Vernons of No 45 Squadron had bomb racks and sights fitted 4 In May 1924 the squadron was officially designated No 45 Bombing Sqdn 5 Vernons were replaced by Vickers Victorias from 1927 Contents 1 Variants 2 Operators 3 Specifications Vernon 4 See also 5 ReferencesVariants EditVernon Mk I military transport aircraft powered by two 360 hp 270 kW V 12 Rolls Royce Eagle VIII piston engines Vernon Mk II military transport aircraft powered by two 450 hp 340 kW W 12 Napier Lion II piston engines Vernon Mk III military transport aircraft powered by two high compression 525 hp 391 kW W 12 Napier Lion III piston engines Operators Edit United KingdomRoyal Air Force No 45 Squadron RAF No 70 Squadron RAFSpecifications Vernon EditData from Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 6 General characteristicsCrew 3 Capacity 11 passengers Length 42 ft 8 in 13 00 m Wingspan 68 ft 1 in 20 75 m Height 13 ft 3 in 4 04 m Wing area 1 330 sq ft 124 m2 Empty weight 7 981 lb 3 620 kg Gross weight 12 544 lb 5 690 kg Powerplant 2 Napier Lion water cooled 12 cylinder broad arrow engine 450 hp 340 kW eachPerformance Maximum speed 118 mph 190 km h 103 kn at ground level 7 Cruise speed 75 mph 121 km h 65 kn Range 320 mi 510 km 280 nmi at 80 mph 70 kn 130 km h 7 Service ceiling 11 700 ft 3 600 m 7 Time to altitude 13 min 30 s to 6 000 ft 1 800 m Armament Bombs Provision for bombsSee also EditRelated development Vickers VimyRelated lists List of aircraft of the Royal Air ForceReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vickers Vernon a b Thetford 1962 p 443 Wragg 1986 p 13 Johnson amp Cozens 1984 p 38 Embry 1976 p 34 Moyes 1964 p 67 Thetford 1957 pp 420 421 a b c Andrews amp Morgan 1988 p 104 Andrews E N Morgan E B 1988 Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 2nd ed London Putnam ISBN 0 85177 815 1 Embry Basil 1976 Mission Completed London White Lion ISBN 0 7274 0260 9 Johnson Brian Cozens H I 1984 Bombers The Weapon of Total War London Methuen ISBN 0 423 00630 4 Moyes Philip 1964 Bomber Squadrons of the R A F and Their Aircraft London MacDonald OCLC 796778515 Thetford Owen 1957 Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918 57 1st ed London Putnam OCLC 936602559 Thetford Owen 1962 Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918 London Putnam OCLC 213505944 Wragg David 1986 Airlift A History of Military Air Transport Shrewsbury Airlife ISBN 0 906393 61 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vickers Vernon amp oldid 1079069902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
