Wellington Mk X

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The Wellington Mk X was a late-war British twin‑engine medium bomber variant of the Vickers Wellington, featuring more powerful engines and structural improvements for enhanced performance and survivability in World War II operations.

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Wellington Mk X canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vickers Wellington variant ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine medium bomber ⓘ
aircraftRole maritime patrol bomber ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
night bomber ⓘ
airframeConstruction geodetic structure ⓘ
armament beam gun positions ⓘ
nose turret with machine guns ⓘ
tail turret with machine guns ⓘ
bombload up to 4,500 lb of bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
6 ⓘ
designImprovementOver earlier Wellington marks ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin‑engine ⓘ
engineType Bristol Hercules radial engine ⓘ
era late World War II ⓘ
firstFlightYear 1942 ⓘ
introduced 1942 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Vickers‑Armstrongs ⓘ
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
maximumSpeed about 255 mph at altitude ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
partOfSeries Vickers Wellington ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Bristol Hercules VI radial engines ⓘ
2 × Bristol Hercules XVI radial engines ⓘ
predecessor Wellington Mk III ⓘ
Wellington Mk IV ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
range about 2,000 miles with bomb load ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 18,000 ft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
structuralFeature improved armor protection ⓘ
strengthened airframe ⓘ
successorInRole Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax ⓘ
usedBy Polish Air Forces in exile ⓘ
linked to: Polish Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
usedFor anti‑submarine warfare ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ
training ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
wingConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ

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Vickers Wellington → variant → Wellington Mk X ⓘ
Vickers Wellington → variant → Wellington Mk X ⓘ
subject linked to: Wellington bomber