Wellington Mk II

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The Wellington Mk II was a World War II British twin‑engine medium bomber variant of the Vickers Wellington, featuring more powerful engines and incremental design improvements for enhanced performance.

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Wellington Mk II canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vickers Wellington variant
World War II military aircraft
twin‑engine medium bomber
aircraftRole medium bomber
airForceBranch RAF Bomber Command
airframeConstruction geodetic structure
armament defensive machine guns in dorsal position
defensive machine guns in nose turret
defensive machine guns in tail turret
bombLoad up to 4,500 lb of bombs
category Vickers aircraft
World War II British bombers
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 5
6
designer Barnes Wallis
designImprovementOver Wellington Mk I
engineConfiguration twin‑engine
engineManufacturer Rolls‑Royce
linked to: Rolls-Royce Limited
engineModel Rolls‑Royce Merlin X
linked to: Rolls-Royce Merlin
engineType piston engine
era 1930s aircraft
1940s aircraft
feature incremental aerodynamic and systems improvements
more powerful engines than Wellington Mk I
firstFlightYear 1939
fuselageMaterial fabric‑covered geodetic framework
height about 17 ft
introducedInYear 1940
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear
length about 64 ft
manufacturer Vickers‑Armstrongs
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
maximumSpeed about 255 mph at altitude
numberOfEngines 2
partOfSeries Vickers Wellington
powerplantCount 2 Rolls‑Royce Merlin X engines
predecessor Wellington Mk I
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range about 2,000 miles
serviceCeiling about 18,000 ft
successor Wellington Mk III
takeoffWeight around 30,000 lb maximum
usedBy Royal Air Force Bomber Command
usedFor night bombing operations
strategic bombing
training later in the war
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
wingConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane
wingSpan about 86 ft

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Vickers Wellington variant Wellington Mk II
subject linked to: Wellington bomber
Wellington Mk III predecessor Wellington Mk II
Wellington Mk IC followedBy Wellington Mk II