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Vickers Wellington Units Of Bomber Command (Paperback)
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Vickers Wellington Units Of Bomber Command (Paperback)
Series: Combat Aircraft
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Discovery Miles 3 860
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The Vickers Wellington was one of very few aircraft types to have
been in production and frontline service throughout World War II,
and more than 10,000 Wellingtons were built in the period. They
took part in the first RAF bombing mission of the conflict when, on
4 September 1939, 14 examples from Nos 9 and 149 Sqns undertook a
daring daylight attack on the Kiel Canal. However, after suffering
high losses on follow-up raids, Wellingtons were withdrawn from
daytime missions and began to operate at night from May 1940. They
subsequently took part in raids against the Italian port city of
Genoa in July 1940, and against Berlin the following month,
followed by key missions in the 'Battle of the Barges' in September
and October, as the RAF targeted the Germany's invasion fleet being
assembled in French Channel ports. When RAF's strike force expanded
the next year following the introduction of the improved Wellington
II, the 21 squadrons equipped with the Vickers aircraft, which
included Polish-, Canadian- and Australian-manned units, formed the
backbone of the Bomber Command night bombing force. Over the next
two years Wellingtons participated in all the major operations by
Bomber Command, including the daylight raid against German
battleships in Brest harbour in July 1942 and the first three
'Thousand Bomber' raids in the summer of 1942. This illustrated
study explores the design, development, and deployment of the
Vickers-Wellington type, charting its role in World War II from its
earliest missions to its use in training after its withdrawal from
frontline bomber missions in 1943. The text is supported by
stunning full-colour artwork.
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