Is The Wellington a High pressure version?
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By: SADSACK - 5th April 2013 at 23:46
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quite a few more on the way
By: Supermarine305 - 5th April 2013 at 23:20
Yep. That is Wellington Mk.V W5797, one of only three built whith pressurised cockpit for high-altitude bombing. They were prototypes for the Mk.VI which looked very similar. (Some sources say) Only about 60 or so of those were built (and others only a handful)? and apart from some testing never really contributed to the war.
Thank you. I find pictures of these machines aren’t that common and that is a new one to me.
On a related note: Does anyone know how the rear turret was operated? Was there just some poor tailgunner out there in the cold because they don’t look like they are remotely controlled?
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April 5, 2013 at 10:21 pm