Civilian versions of bomber aircraft

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Ex-USAAC DH-4 mail planes:

 

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Dehavilland DH.4 and DH.9, Handley-age O-400, and Vickers Vimy Commercial:

 

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A.E.G G.V, A.E.G J.I/II, and A.E.G N.I in D.L.R/Aero-Lloyd service:

 

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Junkers CL types in Junkers airline service and a Rumpler C.IV Berlina in Rumpler airline service:

 

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L.V.G C.Vs, P.I, and W.I:

 

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D.F.W R.I, C.V, F.I (C.VII), and P.I (C.VII)

 

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Aviatik R.III and F.I:

 

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S.S.W R.IX:

 

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Yes!
Well into the 1930s, the RAF was operating multi-engined, biplane Victoria transport airplanes that were little more than WW1 vintage bombers re-equipped with bulbous fuselages capable of carrying a dozen or more infantry, great for policing the primitive locals in Waziristan, but useless against a peer European air force.

 

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Some profiles:

 

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Yes!
Well into the 1930s, the RAF was operating multi-engined, biplane Victoria transport airplanes that were little more than WW1 vintage bombers re-equipped with bulbous fuselages capable of carrying a dozen or more infantry, great for policing the primitive locals in Waziristan, but useless against a peer European air force.

Indeed. Sometimes the process went full-circle, from bomber (Vimy) to transport (Vimy Commercial and Valentia/Vernon/Victoria) to bomber again (Valentia):

 

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Dehavilland DH.4 and DH.9, Handley-age O-400, and Vickers Vimy Commercial:

On the Vimy Commercial in 'Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 is says on Page 94 ' Regrettably, Vickers' test pilots at Joyce Green refused to consider the neat enclosed flight deck intended to compliment the design, saying that vision would be impaired and that they preferred the fresh air of their open cockpit'.

Has anyone seen what this 'neat enclosed flight deck' looked like?