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Vickers Vampire information


F.B.26 Vampire
Role Fighter
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Vickers
First flight May 1917 [1]
Status Prototype
Number built 4
Developed from Vickers F.B.12

The Vickers F.B.26 Vampire was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter built by Vickers during the First World War.

Four were built by Vickers at Bexleyheath, one of these was subsequently modified to become the F.B.26A.

  1. ^ Bruce 1969, p.126.

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