The Vickers Wellington was a British built twin-engined medium bomber of geodetic construction which was first deployed with the RAF in 1937, and the prototype first flew on 15 June 1936. It was the main British bomber during the first part of WWII, but the RAF was soon forced to abandon daylight attacks because of its vulnerability. The Wellington was in production until the end of the war. After its replacement in RAF Bomber Command by the new four-engined bombers it was flown on numerous other duties, and some were used until 1953. The Mk.X introduced a fuselage structure of light alloy, instead of steel. There were also prototypes and a small production series (about 60) of the Mk.V and Mk.VI, with early cabin pressurisation systems, which did not enter service. Wingspan: 86.2 ft Length: 64.6 ft Height: 17 ft Empty Weight: 26,323 lb Max.Weight: 36,500 lb Speed: 255 mph Ceiling: 22,000 ft Range: 2,200 mi Armament: Eight 7.7mm machine gun; 2,014 kg bombs _x000D_
Item No 01628 _x000D_
Item Name Vickers Wellington Mk X _x000D_
Bar Code 9580208016283 _x000D_
Scale 1:72 _x000D_
Item Type Static Kit _x000D_
Model Brief Length: 271.2mm Wingspan: 364.6mm _x000D_
Total Parts 212pcs _x000D_
Metal Parts n/a _x000D_
Photo Etched Parts n/a _x000D_
Film Parts n/a _x000D_
Resin Parts n/a _x000D_
Total Sprues 11 sprues _x000D_
Paint Schemes " 1) Wellington B Mk. X, LN385/JN-M, No.150 Sq.RAF, Foggia, Italy, August, 1943 _x000D_
2) Wellington B Mk. X, LN374/M, French Air Force, 1946" _x000D_
Released Date 2008-11 _x000D_
More Features " There are 197 parts in light grey plastic, 15 clear parts for canopy _x000D_
-Nose and rear gun turret are slide moulded w/ clear parts _x000D_
-Engine Cowling a"
