Canadian Vickers Vancouver
Vancouver | |
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Role | Transport/Patrol flying-boat |
Manufacturer | Canadian Vickers |
First flight | 1929 |
Retired | 1940 |
Status | out of service |
Primary user | RCAF |
Produced | 6 |
The Canadian Vickers Vancouver was a Canadian transport/patrol flying-boat of the 1930s built by Canadian Vickers.
It was a twin-engine, equal-span biplane. The hull was of metal and the rest of the structure was of fabric-covered wood.
Development
The Vancouver was developed as a replacement for the Varuna in response to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement for a flying-boat to transport men and equipment to forest fires. The main difference from the Varuna was a duralumin hull and more powerful engines. The two flight crew were located in two tandem open cockpits, forward of the wing. The main cabin could accommodate a fire-fighting team of six men and all the required equipment. Five aircraft were delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force, one was later converted into a coastal patrol aircraft.
Operational history
In the mid-1930s, the Vancouvers were modified as coastal patrol aircraft by the installation of machine guns and bombs.
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Vancouvers served with 4 Squadron, RCAF at Jericho Beach Air Station until withdrawn from service in 1940. After a brief period of service in training duties, they were finally withdrawn.
Variants
- Vancouver I - prototype with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV engines, one built.
- Vancouver II - production transport version with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC engines, five built.
- Vancouver II/SW - armed coastal patrol reconnaissance aircraft with Wright Whirlwind J-6 engines, one conversion from Vancouver II.
Operators
Specifications (IIS)
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Data from RCAF.com[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 9 (2 pilots in Vancouver II)
- Capacity: 7 passengers (in Vancouver II only)
Performance
Armament
3x0.303-in (7.7-mm) Lewis machine guns, 1,000-pound (450 kg) bombs
See also