Armstrong Whitworth AW38 Whitley Mk.VII

[Fitter]

Nice bird with VC....

[alan_harmi]

nice shots  :D

[RollerBall]

Looks like they should get ITV2 with pretty good reception too....

[Omag 2.0]

Now that's what i call a plane... Was this a reconnaisance-plane?

Anyone?

[Hagar]

Very nice. Good to see some of the more obscure & less glamorous WWII types coming through at last.

Looks like they should get ITV2 with pretty good reception too....

LMAO......!

Now that's what i call a plane... Was this a reconnaisance-plane?

Anyone?

The Whitley was the first "heavy" bomber to enter service wih the RAF. It was replaced by the Wellington & later 4-engined types like the Stirling, Halifax & Lancaster. It was still used throughout WWII & gave good service as a trainer & glider tug. This one is the the final Coastal Command Mk VII variant.

The final Whitley variant was the Mk VII, designed for service with Coastal Command. The Mk VII was capable of longer range flights and equipped with an ASV radar for anti-shipping patrols. A Mk VII Whitley achieved the first Coastal Command sinking of a German U-boat, the U-206, in November 1941.

[C]

Started off life as a medium night bomber. Ended up doing various things, including ASW for coastal command (as shown here), paradropping/air transport and glider towing...

Charlie

[Woodlouse2002]

It's about time someone made a proper one of these.


Now for an interesting titbit.
The Whitley flew at that wierd nose-down angle because when it was being tested it was found that the wings didn't give enough lift on the ground for it to take off. So they increased the angle of the wing and so once it had taken off it flew with it's nose pointing slightly down. The Stirling had a similar problem, but they fixed that one by putting longer legs on her.

[Ben_M_K]

Nice shots!

[jordonj]

Neat plan and always great information!

[lemoncat]

lovely shots fitter nice to see mr cook's updated some of his birds for fs9..have you tried the lincoln b11 i love that one as well....nice to see

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Very nice and thanks everyone for the information/history of this aircraft.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Mr. Bones]

this is the proof there was a time when aerodynamics weren't very important  ;)

[Wing Nut]

That is one big plane!  ;)

[C]

[quote]this is the proof there was a time when aerodynamics weren't very important

[Wing Nut]

I don't know if there has ever been an aerodynamic British heavy bomber.  Even the Lancaster looks like it shouldn't fly...  ;)