| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N211 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Vireo |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Vireo |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers Vireo |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Brooklands (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1928 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 727149 |
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Experimental catapult-launched shipboard fighter using the construction methods developed by the French Wilbault company. Deliberately low-powered with an Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx of 235hp. The Vireo (Latin for greenfinch) suffered handling problems and the Fleet Air Arm lost interest in a low-powered fighters. Neither the Vireo nor the competing Avro Avocet were ordered into production. N211 is test serial, not a military one. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 14 September 2024, and has since been viewed 376 times. |