|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
aircraft
|
|
gptkbp:aircraft
|
straight wing
medium bomber
|
|
gptkbp:armament
|
machine guns
|
|
gptkbp:bombLoad
|
yes
1,000 kg
|
|
gptkbp:cockpit
|
enclosed
|
|
gptkbp:constructionMaterial
|
metal
|
|
gptkbp:crew
|
4
yes
nose
|
|
gptkbp:decommissioned
|
1943
|
|
gptkbp:design
|
geodesic construction
|
|
gptkbp:engine
|
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
|
|
gptkbp:engineType
|
liquid-cooled V12
|
|
gptkbp:firstFlight
|
1937
|
|
gptkbp:firstGeneration
|
1940
1943
|
|
gptkbp:headlights
|
twin tail
|
|
gptkbp:height
|
5.5 m
|
|
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
early WWII bomber
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Whitley Mk II
|
|
gptkbp:introduced
|
1939
|
|
gptkbp:landingGear
|
retractable
|
|
gptkbp:length
|
20.1 m
|
|
gptkbp:manufacturer
|
gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
|
|
gptkbp:maxSpeed
|
400 km/h
|
|
gptkbp:militaryService
|
gptkb:World_War_II
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
gptkb:Whitley_Bomber
|
|
gptkbp:notableUsers
|
No. 51 Squadron RAF
No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 58 Squadron RAF
No. 77 Squadron RAF
No. 78 Squadron RAF
|
|
gptkbp:numberBuilt
|
1,400
|
|
gptkbp:primaryUser
|
gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
|
|
gptkbp:propulsion
|
two
|
|
gptkbp:range
|
1,600 km
|
|
gptkbp:retired
|
1943
1952
|
|
gptkbp:role
|
bomber
night bomber
|
|
gptkbp:serviceHistory
|
RAF_operations
|
|
gptkbp:services
|
6,000 m
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
Avro Lancaster
|
|
gptkbp:usedBy
|
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
|
|
gptkbp:variant
|
gptkb:Whitley_Mk_I
gptkb:Whitley_Mk_III
gptkb:Whitley_Mk_IV
Whitley
|
|
gptkbp:wingArea
|
high-wing
|
|
gptkbp:wingspan
|
28.9 m
|