Vickers Wellington
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The Vickers Wellington is a twin-engined, long-range medium bomber designed and primarily produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs. It was the only British bomber that was prod
Wellington B Mark IA. The geodetic construction is evident through the Perspex windows along the aircraft's side.
Wellingtons under construction, showing the geodetic airframe
RNZAF Wellington Mark I aircraft with the original turrets; anticipating war, the New Zealand government loaned these aircraft and their aircrews to the RAF in August 1939
Wartime poster using a cutaway of Wellington to illustrate how scrap and salvage was recycled for use in the production of war materiel.
Vickers Warwick
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The Vickers Warwick was a British twin-engined bomber aircraft developed and operated during the Second World War that was primarily used in other roles. In line with the naming convention followed by
Vickers Wellington
…airframe fuselage structure, which was principally designed by Barnes Wallis. A larger heavy bomber aircraft designed to Specification B.1/35, the Vickers Warwick, was developed in parallel with the Wellington; the two aircraft shared around 85 percent of their structural components. Many elements of the Wellington…
Warwick B/ASR Mk.I
Cabin of passenger transport variant
Warwick rear fuselage showing duralumin geodetic construction.
Airborne lifeboat in front of a Warwick with D-Day identification stripes