Wellington Mk IC
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The Wellington Mk IC was an early World War II variant of the British Vickers Wellington medium bomber, featuring incremental improvements in equipment and performance over the initial Mk I model.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wellington Mk IC canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vickers Wellington variant
ⓘ
military aircraft variant ⓘ twin‑engine medium bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftEngineType | Bristol Pegasus XVIII radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
anti‑submarine warfare aircraft
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ medium bomber ⓘ |
| airframeConstruction | geodetic structure ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 4,500 lb of bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewSize |
5
ⓘ
6 ⓘ |
| defensiveArmament |
beam guns
ⓘ
nose turret with machine guns ⓘ tail turret with machine guns ⓘ |
| designerOfAirframeStructure | Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine tractor configuration ⓘ |
| enteredBomberCommandService | early phase of World War II ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1939 ⓘ |
| feature |
improved equipment fit
ⓘ
provision for under‑fuselage bomb bay ⓘ revised defensive armament layout ⓘ |
| firstFlightOfType | 1939 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wellington Mk II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Wellington Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tail‑wheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| laterUse | training and second‑line duties ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers‑Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 235 mph at altitude ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of the Atlantic anti‑submarine patrols
ⓘ
early RAF bombing raids on Germany ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Wellington Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | night bombing of enemy targets ⓘ |
| range | about 2,550 km ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 18,000 ft ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Czechoslovak Air Force in exile
NERFINISHED
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Free French Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenic Air Force (in exile) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Air Forces in exile NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| withdrawnFromFrontlineBombing | as heavier four‑engined bombers entered service ⓘ |
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