Most people are familiar with the three four engine heavy bombers utilized by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War: these being the Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax and Short Stirling. However, what is not as well known is that in the late 1930s the RAF also developed a twin engine heavy bomber, the Vickers Warwick. Plagued by engine development issues, by the time the Warwick was ready for service as a bomber in around 1942, Bomber Command had plenty of the better four engine bombers. Hence, the Warwick never saw service with Bomber Command. Still the Warwick continued development being developed into a transport, air-sea-rescue and general reconnaissance aircraft. It was as an air-sea-rescue aircraft that it saw the greatest amount of service. Post war it was quickly retired from service with about 840 being built.
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0:00 - 0:10 - Title Card
0:10 - 1:44 - Development
1:44 - 3:29 - Prototypes
3:29 - 4:48 - Transports
4:48 - 5:59 - Air-Sea-Rescue
5:59 - 7:40 - General Reconnaissance
7:40 - 8:06 - Ending
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