"Vildebeest" redirects here. For the animal, see Wildebeest.
Vildebeest / Vincent
Vickers Vildebeest
Role
Torpedo Bomber / Army Co-operation
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Vickers
First flight
1928
Introduction
1933
Retired
1942
Primary users
Royal Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force Spain
Number built
209 (Vildebeest) 197 (Vincent)
The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as light bombers, torpedo bombers and in army cooperation roles.[Note 1] First flown in 1928, it remained in service at the start of the Second World War, with the last Vildebeests flying against Japanese forces over Singapore and Java in 1942.
^Andrews and Morgan 1988, pp. 273–274.
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