Warwick (Total: 12, Canadian: 12, Group 0)
Vickers Warwick

From 1943, Warwicks were loaded with the 1,700 lb (770 kg) Mk. IA airborne lifeboat and used for air-sea rescue. The lifeboat, designed by yachtsman Uffa Fox, laden with supplies and powered by two 4 hp (3.0 kW) motors, was aimed with a bombsight near to ditched air crew and dropped by parachute into the sea from an altitude of about 700 ft (210 m). Warwicks were credited with rescuing crews from Halifaxes, Lancasters, Wellingtons and B-17 Flying Fortresses, and during Operation Market Garden, from Hamilcar gliders, all of which ditched in the English Channel or the North Sea.
The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose twin-engined bomber, named after the British city of Warwick. The Warwick was the largest British twin-engined aircraft to see use during the Second World War. The Warwick was designed and manufactured by Vickers-Armstrong during the late 1930s. It was intended to serve as a larger counterpart to the Vickers Wellington bomber. The two aircraft share similar construction and design principles but unlike the smaller Wellington bomber, development of the Warwick was delayed by a lack of suitable high-powered engines.
The Warwick entered quantity production during 1942 and squadron service with the RAF. It was superseded as a bomber and only 16 of the planned 150 Warwick bombers were completed. The type was used by the RAF in RAF Transport Command and by RAF Coastal Command as an air-sea rescue, troop and cargo transport, long range anti-submarine patrols and general reconnaissance and operational crew training.
By January 1943, a total of 57 Warwick Mk. I aircraft had been completed; that month, it was decided that the Warwick would be the standard transport and air-sea rescue aircraft. During mid-1943, a Warwick Mk. I was converted to become the Warwick Mk. II prototype; the principal difference was the fitting of Centaurus IV engines. A total of 219 Warwick Mk I aircraft were constructed, the last 95 of these with 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) R-2800-47 engines. Harold A Skaarup Web Page
Warwick Mk. l serial BV233
s/n BV233
BV 233
Known Units: ;279
last update: 2025-June-01
Warwick Mk. l serial BV240
s/n BV240
BV 240
Known Units: ;283
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Warwick Mk. l serial BV247
s/n BV247
BV 247
Known Units: ;525
last update: 2025-June-01
Warwick Mk. l serial BV336
s/n BV336
BV 336
Known Units: ;280
last update: 2025-June-01




Warwick Mk. l serial BV409
s/n BV409
BV 409
Known Units: ;281
last update: 2025-June-01
Warwick Mk. l serial BV446
s/n BV446
BV 446
Known Units: ;293
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Warwick Mk. l serial BV522
s/n BV522
BV 522
Known Units: ;283
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Warwick serial HF980
s/n HF980
HF 980
Known Units: ;282
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Warwick serial HG125
s/n HG125
HG 125
Known Units: ;292
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Warwick serial HG209
s/n HG209
HG 209
Known Units: ;279
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Warwick serial HG210
s/n HG210
HG 210
Known Units: ;279
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Warwick serial PN750
s/n PN750
PN 750
Known Units: ;179
last update: 2025-June-01