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Bristol Pegasus IM3

Bristol Pegasus IM3

G3782  Pegasus IM3 fitted into a Vildebeast.

The Vickers Vildebeest was an ungainly looking three-seat general purpose biplane that first flew in April 1928.

It saw service as a torpedo bomber, as an army cooperation and as a light bomber. Later variants were intended to replace the Westland Wapiti and Fairey IIIF biplanes.

Obsolete by the outbreak of the Second World War, approximately 100 Vildebeests of various marks were still in service. Necessity meant the Vildebeest and an improved variant, the Vickers Vincent, continued in service. The last front-line operations were flown as late as 1942 by Nos 36 and 100 (RAF) Squadrons shortly before the fall of Singapore.

Canadian crews saw service in Vildebeest aircraft while attached to RAF squadrons.
Publisher Rolls-Royce plc
Contributor Rolls-Royce Plc
Creator corporatename, Rolls-Royce Plc; ,
Date creation, C1925; ,
Type Photographs, Black and White; ,
Format dimension.H, 200 mm; dimension.W, 150 mm; , ; ,
Identifier 5045
Source Rolls-Royce plc
Language EN
Relation based on, Historic Aircraft; , ; , ; ,
Coverage Location.Current Repository, Rolls-Royce Plc; , ; , ; ,
Rights Rolls-Royce plc
File created 4:2:1, 17/5/2004
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