Trumpeter 01628 - 1/72 - WELLINGTON Mk.X  [TP01628]

The Vickers Wellington finished up being a British built twin-engined moderate bomber of geodetic construction that's been first implemented along with the RAF in 1937, this means model very first travelled on 15 June 1936. It had been the principal British bomber through first part of WWII, even so the RAF completed up being quickly forced to abandon daylight assaults as a result of the vulnerability. The Wellington was at manufacturing ahead of the end concerning the war. Following its replacement in RAF Bomber Command by many up-to-date four-engined bombers it absolutely was flown on a number of other duties, and plenty of had been utilized until 1953. The Mk.X introduced a fuselage framework of light alloy, in place of metal. There were additionally prototypes and only a little production show (about 60) from the Mk.V and Mk.VI, with excessively really early cabin pressurisation systems, that could perhaps not enter solution. Wingspan: 86.2 ft Length: 64.6 ft Height: 17 ft Empty Weight: 26,323 lb Max.Weight: 36,500 lb Speed: 255 miles each hour roof: 22,000 ft Range: 2,200 mi Armament: Eight 7.7mm device gun; 2,014 kg bombs

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