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Type: Long-Range Bomber Origin: Vickers-Armstrong Models: Type 415 and 440, Wellington I to T.19 Crew: Six First Flight: Prototype (B.9/32): June 15, 1936 Production Mk. I: December 23, 1937 Service Delivery: Mk. I: October 1938 Final Delivery: T.10: October 13, 1945 Withdrawel from Service: T.10: 1953 Number Produced: 11,461 Powerplant: Wellington Mk. I: Model: Bristol Pegasus Type: 9-Cylinder air cooled radial Number: Two Horsepower: 1,050 hp Wellington Mk. II: Model: Rolls-Royce Merlin X Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled vee Number: Two Horsepower: 1,145 hp Wellington Mk. III: Model: Bristol Hercules III or XI Type: 14-Cylinder two-row sleeve-valve radials Number: Two Horsepower: 1,375 hp Wellington Mk. IV: Model: Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-S3C4-G Type: 14-Cylinder two-row radials Number: Two Horsepower: 1,200 hp Wellington Mk. VI: Model: Rolls-Royce Merlin R6SM Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled vee Number: Two Horsepower: 1,600 hp Wellington Mk. X: Model: Bristol Hercules VI or XVI Type: 14-Cylinder two-row sleeve-valve radials Number: Two Horsepower: 1,675 hp Dimensions: Wing span: Typical: 86 ft. 2 in. (26.26m) Mk. V, VI: 98 ft. 2 in. Length (Typical): 64 ft. 7 in. (19.68m) Height: 17 ft. 6 in. (5.33m) Wing Surface Area: N/A Weights: Empty: Mk. IC: 18,556 lb. (8,417 kg) Mk. X: 26,325 lb. (11,940 kg) Loaded: Mk. IC: 25,800 lb. (11,703 kg) Mk. III: 29,500 lb. (13,381 kg) Mk. X: 36,500 lb. (16,556 kg) Performance: Maximum Speed: Mk. IC: 235 mph (379 km/h) Mk. V, VI: 300 mph (483 km/h) Initial Climb (Typical): 1,050 ft/min (320 m/min) Service Ceiling: Typical: 22,000 ft. (6710m) Mk. V, VI: 38,000 ft. (11,600m) Range with 1,500 lb. (680 kg.): Typical: 1,360 miles (2160 km) |
Armament: See variant list Payload: See variant list Variants: Wellington Mk. I: Original production version with .303 in. Brownings in Vickers turrets at nose and tail. Internal bomb load 4,500 lb. (2041 kg.). Mk IA had Nash and Thompson power turrets. Mk. IC had two beam guns. Production: I: 180, IA: 183, IC: 2,685 Wellington Mk. II: As IC except with Merlin X. Production: 400 Wellington Mk. III: Main Comber Command type in 1941-2. Four gun tail turret. Production: 1,519 Wellington Mk. IV: Flown by two Polish Squadrons. Production: 220 Wellington Mk. V: Experimental high altitude, pressurised cabin with turbo-charged Hercules VIII. Three built, later converted to Mk. VI standard. Wellington Mk. VI: Long-Span pressurised. No guns. Used by 109 Squadron. Production: 69 Wellington VII: One off test bed. Used to test 40mm Vickers S gun turret for P.92 fighter. Later equipped with twin fins. Wellington VIII: Conversion of IC as Coastal reconnaissance version, with ASV radar arrays, Leigh lights in long nose. Bomb bay fitted out to house two 18 in. Torpedoes or anti-submarine weaponry. Some aircraft equipped with hug hoops for detonating magnetic mines. Production: N/A Wellington IX: Conversion of IC for special uses. Wellington X: Standard bomber variant, similar to Mk. III but with uprated engines. Production: 3,804 Wellington XI: Advanced coastal version of X. No mast aerials but equipped with large chin radome, torpedes and retractable Leigh light. Wellington XII: As Mk. XI except Leigh light positioned in ventral mount. Wellington XIII: Reverted to ASV Mk. II with mast aerials and nose turret. Wellington XIV: Final Coastal command type. ASV Mk. III with chin radome and wing rocket rails. Leight light mounted in bomb bay. Wellington XV, XVI: Unarmed transport conversion of Mk. IC. |
