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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

Twin-engined monoplane bomber. The Whitley was one of the first heavy night bombers of the RAF, and the first RAF aircraft with a stressed-skin fuselage. It had a characteristic nose-down flying attitude, because of the high incidence of the wing. Performance was mediocre, and from 1942 onwards it was used as trainer and glider tug.


Type:Heavy bomber

Power plant Two 12 cylinder Rolls-Royce Merlin X engines

Wingspan 84 ft 25.6 m

Length 70.5 ft 21.5 m

Height 15 ft 4.57 m

Weight  33,500 LB 15,196 kg

Speed. 222 mph 357 km/h

Ceiling 20,000 ft 6,100 m

Range 1,647 mi 2,650 km

Armament 5x 7.7 mm machine gun; 3,175 kg bombs

Crew: Five