Vickers

Vickers Wellington

Medium bomber

  • First flight1936
  • IntroductionOctober 1938
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built11,464
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
five or six
Length
64 ft 7 in
Wingspan
86 ft 2 in
Height
17 ft 5 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
235 mph
Range
2,550 mi
Service ceiling
18,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII radial engines (1,050 hp / kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 6–8×.303 (7.7 mm) "Browning.303 Mk II" machine guns:, 2× in nose turret, 2× in tail turret, 2× in waist positions; Bombs: 4500 lb bombs