Whitley Mk I

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The Whitley Mk I was the initial production version of the British Armstrong Whitworth Whitley twin‑engine heavy bomber introduced in the late 1930s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bomber aircraft
military aircraft variant
twin‑engine aircraft
aircraftCategory strategic bomber
aircraftConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane
aircraftLayout twin‑tail
aircraftRole heavy bomber
aircraftType land‑based bomber
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 5
designedFor night bombing
developedFrom Armstrong Whitworth Whitley prototypes NERFINISHED
engineType piston engine
era early World War II
interwar period
introducedBefore Second World War NERFINISHED
introducedInPeriod late 1930s
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft NERFINISHED
numberOfEngines 2
originatedAs initial production version of the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
partOf Armstrong Whitworth Whitley family NERFINISHED
primaryUser Royal Air Force
successor Whitley Mk II NERFINISHED
usedBy Royal Air Force

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Whitley bomber variant Whitley Mk I
subject surface form: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley