4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Vickers Vernon: Air Ministry Photo· Public domain
- 2. Vickers Vernon Loop Carrier: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
- 3. Vickers Vernon Loop Carrier2: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
- 4. Vickers Vernon palestine: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The Vickers Vernon was a British biplane troop carrier used by the Royal Air Force. It entered service in 1921 and was the first dedicated troop transport of the RAF. 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. 55 were built.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 20.8 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Wingspan of 20.8 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- introduced
- 1921
- retired
- 1927
- status
- retired
- number built
- 55
- role
- transport
- makers
- Vickers Limited
- engines
- 2× Napier Lion
- crew
- 3
- passengers
- 11
- length
- 13 m
- wingspan
- 20.8 m
- height
- 4 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,690 kg
- top speed
- 190 km/h
- cruise speed
- 121 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,566 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q3912809, Wikipedia: Vickers Vernon (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.