Talk:Vickers Virginia
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[edit]The text states that the Virginia X was designed in 1924, but one of the photo captions claims that the depicted aircraft is a Virginia X photographed in 1922. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:92E0:171F:8D5B:9F32:5759:668 (talk) 00:54, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
Fairey Hendon & Handley Page Heyford
[edit](Original text) Designs such as the Fairey Hendon and Handley Page Heyford supplemented rather than replaced the Virginia.
Unsourced, and incorrect (IMO). Example; No. 214 Squadron RAF. Whilst this squadron was (re-)formed in 1935 with Vickers Virginias, these aircraft was gifted to them by 37 squadron who were in the process of upgrading to Heyfords. I suggest that 214 sqdn only gained the Virginias because it was better than nothing. In short order 214 upgraded to Harrows, although this was partly also because they lost seven Virginias in one night due to 70 mph winds. I'm sure there were other units that also learned their craft flying Virginias, before moving on to a different type that they might actually use in frontline service.
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