Wellington Mk II

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The Wellington Mk II was a World War II British twin‑engine medium bomber variant of the Vickers Wellington, featuring more powerful engines and incremental design improvements for enhanced performance.

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Wellington Mk II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vickers Wellington variant
World War II military aircraft
twin‑engine medium bomber
aircraftRole medium bomber
airForceBranch RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED
airframeConstruction geodetic structure
armament defensive machine guns in dorsal position
defensive machine guns in nose turret
defensive machine guns in tail turret
bombLoad up to 4,500 lb of bombs
category Vickers aircraft NERFINISHED
World War II British bombers
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 5
6
designer Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED
designImprovementOver Wellington Mk I NERFINISHED
engineConfiguration twin‑engine
engineManufacturer Rolls‑Royce NERFINISHED
engineModel Rolls‑Royce Merlin X NERFINISHED
engineType piston engine
era 1930s aircraft
1940s aircraft
feature incremental aerodynamic and systems improvements
more powerful engines than Wellington Mk I
firstFlightYear 1939
fuselageMaterial fabric‑covered geodetic framework
height about 17 ft
introducedInYear 1940
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear
length about 64 ft
manufacturer Vickers‑Armstrongs NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed about 255 mph at altitude
numberOfEngines 2
partOfSeries Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED
powerplantCount 2 Rolls‑Royce Merlin X engines
predecessor Wellington Mk I NERFINISHED
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range about 2,000 miles
serviceCeiling about 18,000 ft
successor Wellington Mk III NERFINISHED
takeoffWeight around 30,000 lb maximum
usedBy Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED
usedFor night bombing operations
strategic bombing
training later in the war
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
wingConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane
wingSpan about 86 ft

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Wellington bomber variant Wellington Mk II
subject surface form: Vickers Wellington
Wellington Mk III predecessor Wellington Mk II