Wellington T.XIX
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Wellington T.XIX
Is there anybody out there who knows anything about the Wellington T Mk.XIX beyond the only statement that I can find that a few were converted from T Mk.Xs and eventually replaced by Valettas and Varsities? I have never been able to prove that any actually existed, let along find a unit that flew them.
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Thanks in hope
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I believe the Air Navigation School's used them, that would be Nos 1 and 2. It is possible that the Air Electronic school used them as our flt cdr on Vulcans, Auntie Mac, circa 1966, was trained on them.
Watch 'The Dambusters'; the take off shot after Wallis' superb reply as to why he thinks he can have the use of a Wellington ("If you told them I designed it, would that help?") is a T.10, while I still remember the days before Hendon's Wimpey received its front turret.
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Thanks, but I too have that book, and there is no evidence that NA851 was converted to a T.19. If you look closely you will see that the aircraft in the photograph is actually RP318 which was converted to a T.10 but never issued to a user unit.
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Slight thread drift ...
Anyone got a clue on how the guys navigated on the Minesweeper Wimpy ... Compass next to useless I would have thought when the "ring" was energised and gaussing
Anyone got a clue on how the guys navigated on the Minesweeper Wimpy ... Compass next to useless I would have thought when the "ring" was energised and gaussing
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Exactly, the aircraft's magnetic compass was no use when the ring was energised, so it only was when the aircraft had navigated to the area it had to sweep.
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