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List of Vickers Wellington operators

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Vickers Wellington
Company typeAircraft
IndustryAviation, Military
Founded1936
Defunct1945
ProductsMedium bomber aircraft


The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine medium bomber designed for long-range missions, manufactured from 1936 until 1945 and actively deployed throughout World War II. This aircraft served in various air forces and military branches globally.

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak Air Force operating in exile within Great Britain

Free France

Free French Air Force

France

Aéronavale

Nazi Germany

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1972-019-88, Beuteflugzeug, Vickers Wellington.jpg
Captured Vickers Wellington Mk.IC (RAF serial L7842) in service with the Luftwaffe, likely at Rechlin test center circa 1941. L7842 was delivered mid-1940 and lost on February 6, 1941, during a mission to Boulogne (France) while assigned to No. 311 Squadron, RAF.
Luftwaffe

Greece

Hellenic Air Force

New Zealand

Prior to the outbreak of World War II, the RNZAF acquired 30 Vickers Wellington Mark I aircraft, with the initial 18 serving as training units within the RAF. In August 1939, these aircraft and their crews were temporarily transferred to the United Kingdom, where they formed the foundation of what would become No. 75 Squadron RNZAF.

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Poland

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Vickers Wellington operated by RAF Coastal Command within Polish squadrons
Polish Air Forces operating in exile within Great Britain

Portugal

Portuguese Air Force
  • During the Second World War, one Vickers Wellington was interned on Portuguese territory.

South Africa

South African Air Force

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force
Fleet Air Arm

The following Naval Air Squadrons operated Wellingtons:

Citations

Bibliography

  • Thetford, Owen. British Naval Aircraft since 1912. London, UK: Putnam Aeronautical Books, Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1991. ISBN 0-85177-849-6
  • Shores, Christopher. History of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Toronto: Royce Publications, 1984