Vickers Wellington

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vickers_Wellington

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:armament	machine guns
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:RAF_Marham
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:engine	gptkb:Bristol_Pegasus_XVIII
gptkbp:engineType	twin-engine
gptkbp:firstFlight	15 June 1936
gptkbp:introduced	1938
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	235 mph
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Wimpy
gptkbp:notableFeature	geodetic airframe structure
gptkbp:numberBuilt	11,461
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Vickers_Virginia
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	2,550 km
gptkbp:retired	1953
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	18,000 ft
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:survived	gptkb:Brooklands_Museum gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Cosford
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_Yugoslav_Air_Force gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:Indian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Egyptian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Turkish_Air_Force gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force gptkb:Yugoslav_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force gptkb:Polish_Air_Force gptkb:Portuguese_Army gptkb:Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force gptkb:Hellenic_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedFor	training transport anti-submarine warfare night bombing
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vickers Wellington