Striking by Night - Vickers Wellington
Designed to meet the RAF’s requirements in the 1930s, the Wellington was a very useful twin-engine bomber in the early war years. It could carry a good bomb load, but was displaced by the decision to concentrate on four-engine heavy bombers for Bomber Command. Many Wellingtons went on to serve in the Middle East and with Coastal Command.
Vickers Wellington Mk III
| Wingspan | 26.25 metres |
|---|---|
| Length | 19.68 metres |
| Engines | Two Bristol Hercules XI engines of 1,370 horsepower |
| Armament | Eight .303-inch machine-guns; up to 2,040 kilograms of bombs |
| Crew | Six |
