Velos | |
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Role | Survey floatplane |
National origin | Canada |
Manufacturer | Canadian Vickers |
First flight | 1928 |
Retired | 1928 |
Status | destroyed |
Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Number built | 1 |
The Canadian Vickers Velos was a Canadian twin-engined float-equipped sesquiplane designed and built by Canadian Vickers Limited in 1928. Designed for survey work, it proved difficult to fly and only one was built.
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