Cristina Freghieri
The Wickers Wellington was, along with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, all'Handley Page Hamden and the Bristol Blenheim, the British bombardment of original equipment department of the Royal Air Force bomber at the beginning of World War II Dubbed "Wimpey" as the famous comic strip Popeye, a crew member, the Vickers Wellington twin-engine medium bomber, designed to Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey , the chief designer of Vickers Amstrongs, RK Pierson, designed by Barnes Wallis Geodetic specializing in airships, became widely used in the first two years of World War II. While other planes, decreased the emergency, were relegated to secondary roles, the Wellington was constantly improved and strengthened, at the premises of Vickers, until 1945 (sixteen in total were built variants in 11,461 copies, of which only 401 MkII Engine Rolls Royce X). The project was started in 1932 and the prototype (K4049), flew for the first time June 15, 1936, from Brooklands, with the number 271. The construction system was extremely unusual and consisted of an aluminum structure (lattice) type of geodetic and covered with a canvas lining.
exceptionally light and strong he was capable of considerable strain during the attacks, strokes and be able to cash suffer severe damage, while still volare.Pochi days after the declaration of war in September 1939, were the first planes to drop bombs on Germany and the bombing continued until the end of the day when, due to the heavy losses, were forced to operate only at night: Their motto became "Avening (bird of the shadows). The Bomber Command used them as bombers until the end of 1943 (in versions MK II and MK III) and then targeting it, with the Coastal Command, to fight anti-ship and anti-submarine. 
The MK II was destined to the Mediterranean: Gibraltar reached England then moved to Malta. One part remained in the island, others relocated from Cairo in Egypt to operate against the Italian forces stationed in Germany in Libya. Both in Malta from Cairo who fought against the Axis ships. Maltese was the task of aircraft reconnaissance, and Wellington's daily flew over the base of Taranto, Naples, Tripoli, controlling the channel Sicilia.Opera of Wellington were the heavy bombardment of the city of Messina played to prevent the ferry between Italy and German forces after their withdrawal from the island, between July 29 and August 17, 1943, based Trapani. They attacked the city at night releasing 225 times in the first fortnight of August a total of 6,542 tons of explosives. historical research The aerial reconnaissance Maltese, January 4, 1942, warned that the airport of Castelvetrano there was a large concentration of enemy airplanes, estimated at about 75 specimens, including Ju.52 and S.82 ., including many transporters and bombers. Blenheims Part 11 of 18 ° and 107 Squadron from Luqa and Takala at 15.35. One plane returned to the engine trouble, the others reached the lens at 17.00 and took advantage of the defense in complete surprise. Only a battery of defense machine gun opened fire, and only one of Blenheims, Squadron Leader TA Jefferson was injured on board. The 18th and the 107th squadron, returned to Malta has destroyed at least 30 enemy aircraft.
three parts immediately Wellington of 104 Squadron (the ones available) and two of them charged the famous bombs 'cookies' from 4000 pounds to try to surprise Castelvetrano in the confusion after the attack. Were destroyed 14 other planes, however, this time the battery of defense against EREA-gunners were alert and bragging about the killing of one of the attackers. A Wellington failed to return with the loss of all hands near Castelvetrano: Flt. Sgt JF Lewthwaite (serial number Z9036). One of the Junkers 4/NJG 2 (night fighter) and commanded by Upt Jung, that evening, boasted of killing a twin-engine aircraft, the aircraft was identified as Blende.Si was thought that he was the Wellington crashed . Later, however, has been identified as a Mk1C, down to the Castelvetrano 4/17/1942. All crew buried in Catania, then fell on the ground. Camera searches other losses of Wellington MkII were reported to luce.La night between 23 and 24 February two Wellington of 458 Squadron (Australian) are precipitated in the waters adjacent Marettimo. On 19 April 1943 a Wellington, 458 Squadron (Australian) was shot down during the night while flying over the area Marettimo. In the night between 6 and 7 May 1943 a Wellington was shot down over the waters of Trapani It 's very likely that this is one of three planes. In diving you have not found any serial number of the engine that can bring us back to the identity. The research continues with the suspicion that if it were a Wellington for the antisubmarine warfare, the war ended there documentazione.A Wellington flew to 346,440 hours, half of which are visible in the Far Oriente.Oggi two specimens recovered in Wellington, the MF628 T10 (last set was built in 1945) to the Royal Air Force Museum in London. The second series of 2980 N Wellington IA, exposed to the Brooklands Museum. Vickers WellingtonGran Britain.
Air twin-engine bombers.
Built: 1938 to 1945 by Vickers, Ltd..
Engines: two Bristol Pegasus XVIII radial 9-cylinder 1,000 hp each, and air-cooled or in kind Mk.II two inline engines, 12 cylinder, Rolls Royce (Merlin X) 1,145 hp each.
Size: wingspan 26.26 meters;
length 19.68 meters, 5.31 meters height.
Take-off weight: 12,910 kg.Velocità maximum: in early versions km / h 380; subsequent addition km / h 400 (at 4,700 m above sea level). Highest operational
: 5,500 meters.
Range: 4,100 km .
Armament: 2 machine guns in the tower bow, 2 machine guns in the tower of tail, 2 machine guns (one on each side) in the fuselage (all 8 mm), maximum load kg bombs. 2040. Possibility of using torpedoes.
Crew: 5 to 6 people.
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