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
surface form: 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 Force
surface form: Polish Air Forces in exile

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 World War II
surface form: Second World War
wingConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane

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Vickers Wellington variant Wellington Mk X
Wellington bomber variant Wellington Mk X
subject surface form: Vickers Wellington