I was born a few months after the war ended. I lived in Flint in N.Wales, a few miles from the Broughton factory. When I was about 6 or 7, I was travelling to Chester on the bus, and was passing the north end of the airfield. Where the new North Airbus factory is now, there were dozens and dozens of Wellington bombers parked. It so impressed me at that age that I never forgot them. It was only later that I realised they were probably waiting to be scrapped.
Do you have any information on these 'Wimpys' and do we assume that none were kept for future generations to learn about them. Regards.Martin

I had the joy of being trained on the Wellington at Swinderby before progressing to the Lancaster when I was eighteen during 1948/9. The aircraft had a considerable training role then although it is rarely mentioned in the the blurbs about that magnificent aircraft. Now at age 82 I bless it for keeping me alive despite difficult moments.

I had the joy of being trained on the Wellington at Swinderby before progressing to the Lancaster when I was eighteen during 1948/9. The aircraft had a considerable training role then although it is rarely mentioned in the the blurbs about that magnificent aircraft. Now at age 82 I bless it for keeping me alive despite difficult moments.

"'Heavy' defensive armament - comprising five machine-guns in nose and tail turrets and a ventral dustbin - would, it was believed, enable a flight of these aircraft to put up such a curtain of fire that fighter escort would be superfluous. Those who held such beliefs (as for the Boeing B-17 Fortress developed in America) were to discover their error very quickly."

Early Wellingtons had one machine gun in the nose, two each in tail and a "dustbin" turret that retracted into the belly. However, it was quickly found that lowing the "dustbin" turret added drag and reduced the speed considerably, so that feature was soon discontinued. Later Wellingtons were equipped with improved power-driver turrets, armed with two guns in the nose and four in the tail, and augmented by with flexible machine guns firing through waist windows. However, all the defensive machine guns installed on British bombers were of .303 caliber, and packed considerably less defensive punch than the much larger .50 caliber guns on U.S. Army Air Force bombers.

Peter. I think your right. I'm fairly sure this is the Dart testbed for the Viscount.

Is it my imagination or is that wellington powered by Rolls Royce Dart turboprops ?

hi bill still having problems with my email anyway told my dad what you said and he really got excited can't wait to hera from you cheers
jonathan

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Johnathan- Hi. For some reason this website changes the usual 'at' @ to an equals sign. Try my email dropping the = and the rest is correct. I have tried all combinations of yours without result. If you fail to reach me I will call on your phone in a few days. Cheers

Hi bill tried sending you an email to and it failed to anyway here is my mobile number 07591602998 hope to hear from you soon cheers
jonathan

Jonathan Lilley. Your Grandad was my father's pilot !... He ws the only survivor of the crash. (Rear Gunner Bill Rainford) I have a copy of that days' log along with a photo of the crew, including your Grandfather. I have attempted to e-mail you but there seems to be an error. please contact me and I will forward a great deal of info to you. Cheers

My grandad was a pilot of a wellington bomber in the middle east .He was in 38 squadron his plane went down 50 miles east from benghazi but he didnt survive .Some of his crew made it out am trying to get more information and love the plane so much

I completed a whole tour on Wimpeys if the Middle East theatre 1943 /44. Survived a ditching, and thought the Wimpey was a great kite to fly. Took a lot of punishment, and still btought us home.621 Sqdn. and 38 Sqdn.Desert and all over the Mediterranean.

Folks looking for specific aircraft The RAF Museum used to send out Aircraft Movement Cards - photocopies of the cards that followed each aircraft from test flights to squadron service and the final ending of its service - shot down. crashed and repaired and FTR (failed to return). Hopes this helps.

My father Squadron Leader James A Robertson flew the Wimpy also Lancasters and other bombers during WW11 .
Squadrons 7@Oakington, 156@ Upwood and 214 @ Feltwell

can you suggest how i can obtain information about every individual wellingtons that were manufactured. many thanks

Does anyone have any details of German air raids carried out on RAF Broughton when it was producing the Wimpy? Any newspaper reports or details about dates appreciated.

Just a little wimsy about the Wellington bomber.
When I was a little girl in Gloucester, England, during the second world war, a cousin was in the Airforce and brought a tiny tabby kitten to us one day which he had found on the tarmac underneath a Wellington bomber and he had named her 'WIMPY ' I never understood why until now!Thus started my love of animals.

My uncle, John (Jack) William Downs was a pilot of Wellingtons duting WWII. He was in North Africa and died of malaria in Tunisia.

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