Handley Page Wellington

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:armament bombs
machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad 4,500 lb
gptkbp:category twin-engined aircraft
World War II British bomber
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Rex_Pierson
gptkbp:emptyWeight 18,556 lb
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Bristol_Pegasus_XVIII
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1936-06-15
gptkbp:fuselageMaterial duralumin
gptkbp:height 17 ft 6 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Handley Page Wellington
gptkbp:introduced 1938
gptkbp:length 64 ft 7 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Handley_Page
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 235 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 28,500 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wimpy
gptkbp:notableFeature geodetic airframe structure
gptkbp:notableMission first RAF bombing raid on Berlin
first RAF bombing raid of WWII
gptkbp:numberBuilt 11461
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 2,550 km
gptkbp:retired 1953
gptkbp:role bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 18,000 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:survived gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
gptkb:Brooklands_Museum
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force
gptkb:Yugoslav_Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force
gptkb:Hellenic_Air_Force
gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_exile
Greek Air Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant Wellington Mk I
Wellington Mk II
Wellington Mk III
Wellington Mk X
gptkbp:wingspan 86 ft 2 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Takoradi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7