Vickers Warwick
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Operational history
Production Warwick Mk Is started to be delivered to the RAF for testing in July 1942.
Only 16 aircraft were delivered as bombers, as by this time more capable four-engined heavy bombers such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] were in service.
The Warwick was subsequently considered for transport and air-sea rescue roles.
Production Warwick Mk Is started to be delivered to the RAF for testing in July 1942.
Only 16 aircraft were delivered as bombers, as by this time more capable four-engined heavy bombers such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] were in service.
The Warwick was subsequently considered for transport and air-sea rescue roles.
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After BV243 was successfully converted into a transport to serve as a trial aircraft,
an additional 13 Mk Is were converted on the production line as C Mk 1 transports for use by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien],
being used briefly on its Middle East services before being transferred back to RAF Transport Command in 1944.
an additional 13 Mk Is were converted on the production line as C Mk 1 transports for use by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien],
being used briefly on its Middle East services before being transferred back to RAF Transport Command in 1944.
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The remainder of the first batch of 250 Warwicks were used by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for anti-submarine
reconnaissance.
From 1943 Warwicks were loaded with the 1,700 lb (770 kg) Mk IA [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and used for air-sea rescue.
The lifeboat, designed by yachtsman [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], laden with supplies and powered by two 4 hp (3 kW) motors, was aimed
with a bombsight near to ditched air crew and dropped on [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] into the sea from an altitude of about 700 ft
(320 m).
Warwicks were credited with rescuing crews from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Wellingtons and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and during the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] gliders.
reconnaissance.
From 1943 Warwicks were loaded with the 1,700 lb (770 kg) Mk IA [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and used for air-sea rescue.
The lifeboat, designed by yachtsman [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], laden with supplies and powered by two 4 hp (3 kW) motors, was aimed
with a bombsight near to ditched air crew and dropped on [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] into the sea from an altitude of about 700 ft
(320 m).
Warwicks were credited with rescuing crews from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Wellingtons and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and during the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] gliders.
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A production order for 525 Warwick Mk V was placed although 235 were ultimately completed, most going directly into storage in 1944.
In early 1945, the variant was issued to 179 Squadron at St. Eval while 17 and 27 Squadrons of the South African Air Force also received the Mk V.
In early 1945, the variant was issued to 179 Squadron at St. Eval while 17 and 27 Squadrons of the South African Air Force also received the Mk V.
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Variants
Warwick Mark I
Warwick Mark I
- Warwick B Mk I — original production bomber, of 150 ordered, only 16 aircraft were built. They were used for a variety of tests.
- Warwick C Mk I or Vickers Type 456 — transport version for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], for use on its Mediterranean and North
African routes. 14 built. - Warwick B/ASR Mk I — 40 aircraft converted from the Warwick B.Mk I bomber. The Warwick ASRs were used as air-sea rescue aircraft.
They could carry two sets of Lindholme lifesaving equipment.
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- Warwick ASR (Stage A) — 10 aircraft converted from the Warwick B Mk 1 bomber. The Warwick ASR (Stage A) was used for air-sea rescue. They could carry one airborne lifeboat and two sets of Lindholme lifesaving equipment.
- Warwick ASR (Stage B) — 20 aircraft converted from the Warwick B Mk 1 bomber. The Warwick ASR (Stage B) were air-sea rescue aircraft, carrying the same equipment as the Warwick ASRs and ASR (Stage As).
- Warwick ASR Mk I or Type 462 was an air-sea rescue version, it could carry an airborne lifeboat. The aircraft was powered by two 1,850 hp (1380 kW) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] R-2800-S1A4G radial piston engines; 205 built.
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Warwick Mark II
- Warwick B Mk II or Vickers Type 413 — bomber prototype, only one exaple was ever built, converted from a Warwick B Mk I.
- Warwick GR Mk II or Vickers Type 469 — anti-submarine,
general reconnaissance version. It was equipped to carry torpedoes and bombs. It was powered two 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] VI radial piston engines; 118 built. - Warwick GR Mk II Met — meteorological reconnaissance version of the Warwick GR Mk II; 14 built.
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Warwick Mark III
- Warwick C Mk III or Vickers 'Type 460 — transport version. It had a pannier-like extension below the central fuselage, the normal loaded weight being raised to 45,000 lb (20,400 kg). It could carry 24 equipped troops or eight to 10 passengers in the VIP version.
- No armament was carried; 100 built.
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Warwick Mark V
- Warwick GR Mk V or Vickers Type 474 — anti-submarine, general reconnaissance aircraft. It was powered by two [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] VII radial piston engines, armed with 7 machine guns and could carry 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of bombs, mines or depth-charges. A [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was fitted ventrally. It arrived too late to see service; 210 built.
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