Trumpeter 01626 - 1/72 - WELLINGTON Mk.1C WWII  [TP01626]

The Vickers Wellington had been a twin-engine, medium bomber developed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R.K. Pierson. It was widely used in the 1st couple of years of World War II, before being replaced as a bomber by much larger four-engine designs like the Avro Lancaster. .The very first main production variation had been the Mk IC which added waistline weapons towards the Mk IA and a total of 2,685 were produced. The Mk IC had a crew of six; a pilot, radio operator, navigator/bomb aimer, observer/nose gunner, tail gunner and waistline gunner. Length: 64ft 7in Wingspan: 86ft 2in Height: 17ft 6in Empty: 18,556 lb Maximum takeoff: 25,800 lb Speed: 235 miles per hour Ceiling: 22,000 ft Range: 2,550 mi Armament: Eight 7.7mm machine weapon; 2,014 kg bombs

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