Wellington Torpedo Bombers.

[Gomtuu]

Another view of loading torps

 

[Finn]

Went here:

 

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1359209&S=1

 

jumped to pg 76 which lists torpedo missions, just gives a/c numbers. 

 

Jari 

[IrishKiwi]

Here is another link relating to two squadrons - numbers 38 and 221 and their operations in the MTO.  Has anyone built a 1/72 or other scale modelsof the wellington version?

http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-2Epi-c5-WH2-2Epi-e.html

[Mancunian airman]

I haven't built the Torpedo version but I did open up the old Airfix Wellington's bomb bay which you dont see very often, just thought it might encourage you to rip out those bomb doors and have a go . ..  

 

 

I am looking forward to see your build of this usually version of the 'Wimpey'

Ian

[dogsbody]

A couple pictures from here: http://biltongbru.wixsite.com/ww2-saaf-heritage

 

http://saafww2pilots2.yolasite.com/don-tilley-photographs.php

 

Scroll down to photo # 24 and # 39.

 

 

 

Chris

[Potato Pete]

No 24 is interesting, shows the modified lower fuselage profile very nicely. Does anyone know if this was a local modification?

 

Rather like pic 25 as well 

[Graham Boak]

The end of the bomb bay doors (and cell sides?) had to be cut away because the Monoplane Air Tail was too wide to fit into the standard cells.  So it must have been intrinsic to carrying torpedoes rather than anything local.

[brewerjerry]

2 hours ago, dogsbody said:

A couple pictures from here: http://biltongbru.wixsite.com/ww2-saaf-heritage

 

http://saafww2pilots2.yolasite.com/don-tilley-photographs.php

 

Scroll down to photo # 24 and # 39.

 

 

 

Chris

Hi

   O/T but i like 56, the different colour paint on the beaufort wing/fuselage joint 

   cheers

      jerry