World War Two aviation art
print showing Wellington Bomber of the Royal Air Force by aviation artist
Ivan Berryman. The Loch Ness Wellington which crashed into Loch Ness
during World War two has been restored and is on show at Brooklands
Museum.
The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman.
R-Robert was dramatically retrieved after nearly forty years on the
bed of Loch Ness in Scotland. It is being restored at the Brooklands
Museum. The print is signed not only by the artists but also an original
designer of the original aircraft, a former pilot of R-Robert and three
other prominent personnel in the restoring of this Wellington.
The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber
aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew
of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum
speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal
operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles)
The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known,
was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The
Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99
squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were
6squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy loosed
on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was
also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also
became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well
used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in
service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its
versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including
the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers
Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its
construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of
geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis
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