Copuld anyone tell me where I could find out a bit more about the Wellington Minesweeper/detector which had a kind of detector ring around the aircraft itself? I would like to get the serials as well as only a few were built I gather?
Many Thanks
OG
By: Old Git - 19th May 2010 at 07:59
Many thanks to all – very helpful. It was certainly an odd looking machine.
OG
By: hindenburg - 18th May 2010 at 23:08
Thought the pilot with the turbans earphone set -up was just as interesting PJ.
By: peppermint_jam - 18th May 2010 at 22:59
Here we go, last 50 seconds or so
I seem to think a friend of mine’s father in-law worked on these.
By: peppermint_jam - 18th May 2010 at 22:52
there’s a clip on you tube about this, hang on.
By: hindenburg - 18th May 2010 at 21:44
[ATTACH]184826[/ATTACH]
By: hindenburg - 18th May 2010 at 21:32
[ATTACH]184824[/ATTACH] DWI wellington L4356 162 Sqn.
By: Thunderbird167 - 18th May 2010 at 16:25
A bit of googling gives the following
P2518
P2522
L4374
L4212
L4391
Total converted approx 15
By: Blue_2 - 18th May 2010 at 13:33
Inspired by a trip to the theatre maybe…?!
By: slicer - 18th May 2010 at 10:37
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_wellington_dwi.html
gives some more info.
One wonders how they maintained an accurate 35ft altitude asl. Two lights in the nose and tail, perhaps !
By: smirky - 18th May 2010 at 10:11
Have you seen this? there is a picture towards the back.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4663040/Aircraft-Profile-125-The-Vickers-Wellington-I-II
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