Vickers Wellington

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The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine medium bomber ⓘ
airframeConstruction geodetic structure ⓘ
armament dorsal turret machine guns ⓘ
machine guns in nose turret ⓘ
machine guns in tail turret ⓘ
bombLoad up to 4500 lb of bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 6 ⓘ
designer R. K. Pierson ⓘ
displayedAt Brooklands Museum ⓘ
Royal Air Force Museum London ⓘ
enteredServiceWith No. 99 Squadron RAF ⓘ
firstFlight 1936-06-15 ⓘ
introduced 1938 ⓘ
manufacturer Vickers‑Armstrongs ⓘ
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
maximumSpeed about 235 mph ⓘ
notableFeature Warren truss‑based geodetic fuselage and wing structure ⓘ
ability to sustain heavy battle damage ⓘ
numberBuilt 11461 ⓘ
powerplant Bristol Hercules radial engine ⓘ
Bristol Pegasus radial engine ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
range about 2550 km ⓘ
retired 1953 ⓘ
role anti‑submarine warfare aircraft ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
night bomber ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 18000 ft ⓘ
successor Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax ⓘ
usedBy Free French Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Polish Air Forces in exile ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
usedFor Bomber Command operations ⓘ
Coastal Command operations ⓘ
Operational Training Units ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
usedInTheatre Atlantic anti‑submarine campaign ⓘ
European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
variant Wellington GR Mk VIII maritime patrol version ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington

Wellington Mk I ⓘ
Wellington Mk IC ⓘ
linked to: Wellington Mk I

Wellington Mk II ⓘ
linked to: Wellington Mk I

Wellington Mk III ⓘ
Wellington Mk X ⓘ

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Rolls-Royce Merlin → notableAircraftPowered → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Royal Air Force Bomber Command → aircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
RAF Coastal Command → operatedAircraft → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Vickers Wellington → variant → Wellington GR Mk VIII maritime patrol version ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington
Vickers-Armstrongs → notableProduct → Vickers Wellington bomber ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington
Allied strategic bombers → notableAircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 101 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 30 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 206 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 8 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 14 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Leigh Light → usedOnAircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Bristol Hercules → usedInAircraft → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Bristol Hercules → usedOnAircraft → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
subject linked to: Bristol Hercules radial engine
Wellington Mk III → partOfSeries → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Wellington Mk I → aircraftFamily → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Wellington Mk I → firstFlightOfFamily → Vickers Wellington first flew in 1936 ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington
Bristol Pegasus → usedInAircraft → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
subject linked to: Bristol Pegasus radial engine
No. 100 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Wellington Mk X → partOfSeries → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 84 Squadron RAF → historicalAircraft → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
subject linked to: 84 Squadron RAF
Vickers Wellesley → successor → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
subject linked to: Vickers Wellesley bomber
Vickers Warwick → relatedTo → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
subject linked to: Vickers Warwick aircraft
Vickers VC.1 Viking → developedFrom → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
subject linked to: Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner
Handley Page Hampden → contemporaries → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 49 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 83 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
R. K. Pierson → notableWork → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
R. K. Pierson → designed → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 106 Squadron RAF → aircraftUsed → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939) → RAFAircraftUsed → Vickers Wellington bomber ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington
No. 203 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 15 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
RAF Kinloss → aircraftStationed → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 500 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
RAF Ballykelly → stationedAircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Bomber Command → aircraftUsed → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 104 Squadron RAF → aircraftUsed → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
RAF Cottesmore → hostedAircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 110 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 115 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 57 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
No. 205 Group RAF → usedAircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
RAF Ferry Command → usedAircraftType → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Bristol radial engine family → powered → Vickers Wellington (selected variants) ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington
No. 214 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
RAF Benson → aircraftOperated → Vickers Wellington (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Vickers Wellington
Rex Pierson → notableWork → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Rex Pierson → designed → Vickers Wellington ⓘ
Wellington Mk II → partOfSeries → Vickers Wellington ⓘ