Whitley bomber rare ww2 bomber found near hastings. Whitley was a saxon hamlet settled on a small area of land cleared from the woodland on the edge of windsor forest. Before the norman invasion, it had been owned, along with other berkshire manors, by a certain edward. Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients. The whitley plant, situated in whitley, coventry, united kingdom, is the headquarters and one of the engineering centres of jaguar land rover. Air force aircraftnavy aircraftww2 aircraftmilitary aircraftstirlingpilot trainingaircraft picturesww2 pictureshistorical pictures. It was located in county durham, five miles east of darlington. Following the outbreak of war in september 1939, the whitley participated in the first raf bombing raid upon german territory and remained an integral part of the early british bomber offensive. The manor appears in the domesday book of 1086 as witelei. It was the first aircraft to fly over germany in ww2 on a. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
Operational models would follow by 1937 in the form of the first two marks mk i and mk ii split between an initial order of 80 aircraft 34 and 46 respectively. Incredible images reveal life of wwii british bomber. On the evening of tuesday 17th october 1944, a whitley bomber, aircraft ad685, took off from raf kinloss on a training flight. Whitley bomber gc4fd8h was created by darren north on 7220.
In 1939 it soon became obsolete due to its slowness and vulnerability. Find highquality whitley bomber stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The armstrong whitworth whitley design was a basic twin engine aircraft with a heavy bomber classification. On the night of march 11th12th 1941, the crew of a whitley patrol bomber from 502 squadron, royal air forces raf, based at limavady airfield in county derry, northern ireland, found themselves in difficulty after a long range convoy escort mission over the atlantic. The whitley would serve with bomber command and coastal command during the early years of world war 2 and was used in operation biting to help capture german radar. A whitley bomber later in the war that was used for paratrooper training. Selected for production off the drawing board in 1935 the prototype flew for the first time on 17 march 1936. The whitley family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Doomed youth the slingley bomber crash just curious jane. Rc rivas is a tail gunner during wwii and in this book he describes missions over germany during day raids and night raids. The armstrong whitworth whitley was a twinengined heavy bomber, initially being powered by a pair of 795 h. From the day war was declared, the whitley boys were at the forefront, flying over germany and all of the german occupied countries of europe in their armstrong whitworth whitleys.
The story of the first british bombing raid of the second world war, of why bomber command flew by night and of the wellington mk. This is the flight log book belonged to my father who was a pilot of a whitley bomber during the second world war,recording the 12 sucessfull missions. This book is also available in ebook format from these sites. Author robin holmes, in the course of extensive underwater research, located and organized the recovery of the aircraft from its resting place in loch ness. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Whitley bomber, bombing raid, squadron 51, whitley crew, whitley crash, new course, mac the canadian.
The whitley project is trying to reconstruct an armstrong whitworth whitley bomber for museum display. Issued in july 1934 the first whitley had made its maiden flight within two years and despite its prominent, jutting chin and a very distinctive nosedown flying. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. I have never seen any photographs or drawings showing any sign of flaps. In 1937, the whitley formally entered into raf squadron service. Armstrong whitworth whitley twinengine heavy bomber aircraft. It covers operations of varying natures, such as one of the first leaflet dropping raids during the phoney war when the elderly whitley bomber proved to be a nightmare on long flights and when the crews suffered more from lack of oxygen and heating than from. Remote scottish crash sites were among those visited by the team. Jerry cockeram has had a long career in it across a range of industries including aerospace, supply chain, manufacturing and f1.
One of the most identifiable features of the series lay in the interesting angleddown format of the nose and cockpit section, which in itself. He is now writing a book on the v1 and v2 campaign and also a revised history of the battle of britain. Tappers book armstrong whitworth aircraft since 19 says in fact, flaps were added at a later stage it also mentions criticism of the disposition of the flap controls in the cockpit. Armstrong whitworth whitley, p5045, galway bay, march 1941. The facility is a fully integrated design, research and development centre and is used for the design and development of jaguar and land rover vehicles. Kens book tells the operational history of the squadrons that made up the group for the duration of the second world war, including the early days when the mainstay of air operations was the often overlooked whitley bomber.
Together with the vickers wellington and handley page hamden medium bombers, the whitley had the unenviable task of taking the war to germany, at a time when navigation at night over such long distances was at best hit and miss. The royal air force and the luftwaffes baptism of fire holmes, robin on. The images come from the book flying into the storm. Ahoy video is the second time around on this kit the kit is going together miles better then the first build. The b25 mitchell was the plane used on the doolittle s raid over japan and is feature in this aviation book store.
Rafs first night bomber the armstrong whitley was the rafs first heavy bomber and was utilised by bomber command to complement the daylight missions of the wellington and hampden. For his fourteenth book ian tyler has detracted from mining history to provide a. You can see how whitley families moved over time by selecting different census years. Looking for reliable information or news facts about ww2. George was a royal air force raf bomber command station during world war ii. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The whitley was designed by john lloyd, the chief designer of armstrong whitworth aircraft to meet air ministry specification b.
Paratroopers inside the fuselage of an armstrong whitworth whitley aircraft during training at raf ringway, manchester, august 1942. The most whitley families were found in the usa in 1880. The book did not let me down the dedication, effort and detail makes this book as unique as its subject aircraft. The author and indeed the dedication of his wife to this project should surely be a knighthood or at least a new chaise lounge for her. British twinengine medium bomber, desiged by john lloyd for a crew of 5. The armstrong whitworth whitley bomber thundered through the inky darkness, her twin propellers clawing at the unseasonable skies. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
The crewmen of the aw whitley bomber llove, perhaps the. The whitley was the rafs largest bomber at the outbreak of war. The projects dr elliott smock, who in 2000 tried to find crashed japanese aircraft in asia, said the initiative was at the stage of building the plane. British modern military history society the loss of. It is a story of the stone age of strategic bombing. Nothing is known about the turrets actual history, but it is believed to have been recovered during the 1950s from raf bishopscourt where it may have been used for instructional purposes during the second world war by no 12 air gunners school. Most extensively built of all armstrong whitworth aircraft was the whitley heavy bomber, designed to meet the british air ministry specification b. The armstrong whitworth whitley was the only heavy bomber available to the raf at the outbreak of the second world war. Remarkable incidents in world war ii by ralph barker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. You will need to read the book to understand the chaise lounge reference. Men of the bombers by ralph barker overdrive rakuten. Nigel is a cofounder of the british modern military history society. Used for special operations at raf tempsford the armstrong whitworth whitley would also be.
The article states that flaps were eventually fitted to the aircraft. This was one of three whitley bombers from 102 squadron that took off from raf dalton, near thirsk at approximately 4. Flying log book shows that on 27th march 1940 he and fo geach flew whitley n57. It was 12 august 1944, approaching midnight over northern france, and by rights the continental summer should have rendered the weather warm and balmy, the skies calm and clear.
Air force aircraftnavy aircraftww2 aircraftmilitary aircraft stirlingpilot trainingaircraft picturesww2 pictureshistorical pictures. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Allied bombers offers an highlyillustrated guide to allied bomber aircraft during world war ii in the european theatre. This memorial is dedicated to the 5 british crew members who were killed in the crash on 2 june 1943 with their a. Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past. Allied bombers offers an highly illustrated guide to allied bomber aircraft during world war ii in the european theatre. Incredible images reveal life of wwii british bomber a whitley bomber later in the war that was used for paratrooper training. The name means white clearing, perhaps referring to the local geology. Whitley plant project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. On return the bomber drifted into dutch air space and was in. Accident armstrong whitworth whitley mk v n57, 28 mar 1940. At that time, kinloss was the home of 19 operational training unit otu, where aircrews were trained to fly twin engined bombers, before moving onto the halifax and lancaster bombers of the heavy conversion unit.
The whitley was developed by armstrong whitworths chief designer, john lloyd, in response. The armstrong whitworth whitley was a british twinengined bomber in service with the raf at the outbreak of the second world war k planes episode royal air force bombers its time for another episode of k planes. This is a selection of ten remarkable true accounts of unusual incidents and happenings to bomber command aircrew during world war two. Chris daveys usually accurate and interesting color profiles as well as mark postlethwaites impressive cover painting showing, of all things, a condor and an raf whitley bomber dueling in a bigplane version of a dogfight, combine with the text to make a great addition to this highly successful line of aerial histories. To the men of 4 bombergroup that aircraft was the lumbering, angular, and as some would say, downright ugly, armstrong wh itworth whitley.
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