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Final derivative of the Vimy / Vimy Commercial was the Vickers Vernon bomber/transport used by the RAF during its policing of Iraq from 1921. Serving with Nos 45 and 70 Squadrons at Hinaidi, they not only carried out their basic task, but were used as air ambulances and played a significant role in establishing the Cairo-Baghdad airmail route. Vernon Mk I aircraft (20 built) differed little from the Vimy Commercial, but the Vernon Mk II (25) introduced 336kW Napier Lion II engines and the Vernon Mk III (10) had Lion III engines, increased fuel tankage and oleo-pneumatic landing gear. The Vernon was superseded by the Victoria from 1927.
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| Chris Merrick, mcamerrick(@)aol.com, 19.12.2009 Mt grandfather was a surveyor in India in 1922 and went on a survey over EYGPT. I have photos taken by him from one plane looking down at another Vernon flying over the Giza pyramids. Inteseting to ee what the pyramids looked like before all the mastabas etc were excavated around them. |
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