Fighters



Vickers Vimy


TypeHeavy Bomber
ManufacturerVickers
Armament2,500Ib of Bombs
Active Service1919 - 1926
NotesThis plane was originally intended to bomb Germany, but the war finished before it could come in to service. It's long range is demonstrated by the fact that the first transatlantic flight by Alcock and Brown was completed in a modified Vimy.


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