Framed picture

Vickers Wellington, East Africa, 1944

by Michael Turner

The Wellington was built in greater numbers than any other British bomber, and it formed the backbone of Bomber Command operations until 1941, when four-engined bombers were introduced into service. Wellingtons and Blenheims shared the honour of being the first Royal Air Force aircraft to undertake a combat operation in WWII when they bombed ships at Brunsbuttel on 4 September 1939. Despite its power-operated turrets the Wellington was unable to defend itself adequately in daylight in Europe and had to switch to night operations to survive the German defences. However, it remained particularly effective in North and East Africa, where it could fly faster than most of the Italian fighters.

Beautiful picture framed in an A4 (30 x 21 cm, 12 x 8.3 inch) size frame.

The picture offered does NOT have the "SAMPLE" watermark!!