Canadian Vickers Vedette
The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada to meet a specification for Canadian conditions. It was a single-engine biplane flying boat purchased to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) demand for a smaller aircraft than the Vickers Viking with a much greater rate of climb, to be suitable for forestry survey and fire protection work. The type went on to have a long and distinguished career in civil operations in Canada. Most of the topographical maps in use in Canada today are based on photos taken from these aircraft.
| Canadian Vickers Vedette | |
|---|---|
| Role | amphibious general aviation survey |
| Manufacturer | Canadian Vickers |
| Designer | Wilfrid Thomas Reid (preliminary study by R.K.Pierson) |
| First flight | 4 November 1924 |
| Introduction | 1925 |
| Retired | 1941 |
| Primary users | Royal Canadian Air Force Ontario Provincial Air Service Manitoba Government Air Services Servició de Aviación Militar de Chile |
| Produced | 1924–1930 |
| Number built | 60 (plus two replicas) |
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