Armstrong Whitworth

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

Bomber/maritime patrol

  • First flight1936
  • Introduction1937
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1,814
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
5
Length
70 ft 6 in
Wingspan
84 ft
Height
15 ft
02

Performance

Maximum speed
230 mph
Range
1,650 mi
Service ceiling
26,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin X liquid-cooled V12 engines (1,145 hp / kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in nose turret, 4 ×.303 in Browning machine guns in tail turret; Bombs: Up to 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) of bombs in the fuselage and 14 cells in the wings, typically including, 12 × 250 lb (113 kg) and, 2 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, Bombs as heavy as 2,000 lb (907 kg) could be carried