Vickers Wellington

E30471

World War II bomber military aircraft twin‑engine medium bomber

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 →
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 → 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 →
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 → Wellington Mk I → Wellington Mk IC → Wellington Mk II → Wellington Mk III → Wellington Mk X →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force Bomber Command →	aircraftType
Rolls-Royce Merlin →	notableAircraftPowered
Allied strategic bombers →	notableAircraftType
Vickers-Armstrongs ("Vickers Wellington bomber") →	notableProduct
RAF Coastal Command →	operatedAircraft
Vickers Wellington ("Wellington GR Mk VIII maritime patrol version") →	variant