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Michael Napier Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command (Paperback). Title: Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command. They subsequently took part in raids against the Italian port city of Genoa in July 1940, and against Berlin the following month, followed by key missions in the ‘Battle of the Barges’ in September and October, as the RAF targeted the Germany’s invasion fleet being assembled in French Channel ports. Further DetailsTitle: Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command Condition: New Author: Michael Napier Publisher: Osprey Publishing Illustrator: Janusz Swiatlon, Mark Postlethwaite Contributor: Janusz Swiatlon (Illustrated by), Mark Postlethwaite (Illustrated by) EAN: 9781472840752 ISBN: 9781472840752 Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/23/2020 ISBN-10: 1472840755 Genre: Law & Politics Topic: History, Military History Item Height: 248mm Item Length: 184mm Item Weight: 314g Language: English Description: The Vickers Wellington was one of very few aircraft types to have been in production and frontline service throughout World War II, and more than 10,000 Wellingtons were built in the period. They took part in the first RAF bombing mission of the conflict when, on 4 September 1939, 14 examples from Nos 9 and 149 Sqns undertook a daring daylight attack on the Kiel Canal. However, after suffering high losses on follow-up raids, Wellingtons were withdrawn from daytime missions and began to operate at night from May 1940.They subsequently took part in raids against the Italian port city of Genoa in July 1940, and against Berlin the following month, followed by key missions in the ‘Battle of the Barges’ in September and October, as the RAF targeted the Germany’s invasion fleet being assembled in French Channel ports. When RAF’s strike force expanded the next year following the introduction of the improved Wellington II, the 21 squadrons equipped with the Vickers aircraft, which included Polish-, Canadian- and Australian-manned units, formed the backbone of the Bomber Command night bombing force. Over the next two years Wellingtons participated in all the major operations by Bomber Command, including the daylight raid against German battleships in Brest harbour in July 1942 and the first three ‘Thousand Bomber’ raids in the summer of 1942.This illustrated study explores the design, development, and deployment of the Vickers-Wellington type, charting its role in World War II from its earliest missions to its use in training after its withdrawal from frontline bomber missions in 1943. The text is supported by stunning full-colour artwork. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Series: Combat Aircraft Item Width: 8mm Release Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
