The story behind whitley bays spanish city, and tyneside. Aug 7, 2016 our whitley leapt about 200 feet with the release of tons of high explosives. 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. William whitley was born on month day 1919, at birth place, illinois, to william whitley and carrie bennett. Whitley bomber rare ww2 bomber found near hastings. Armstrong whitworth whitley wikimili, the best wikipedia. Most extensively built of all armstrong whitworth aircraft was the whitley heavy bomber, designed to meet the british air ministry specification b. Divbomber commands air offensive against the cities of nazi germany was one of the most epic campaigns of world war ii.
The armstrong whitworth whitleypage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this aircraft. A british royal air force armstrong whitworth whitley mark v bomber, registration n45. On the evening of tuesday 17th october 1944, a whitley bomber, aircraft ad685, took off from raf kinloss on a training flight. This one is an older judy model of fighterbomber, and was flown by lt. The armstrong whitworth whitley was the only heavy bomber available to the raf at the outbreak of the second world war. A war story by geoff godard added december 2 20 a canadian boy lives to tell the story of one bombing mission toward germany this is a copy of a letter written by don godard in 1972 describing. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books. Armstrong whitworth whitley the armstrong whitworth whitley was designed in 1934 and first flown in 1936 with its original powerplant of twin armstrong siddeley tiger radial engines. Armstrong whitworth whitley military wiki fandom military wikia. Remote scottish crash sites were among those visited by the team. Called the wimpey by royal air force bomber crews after the.
Following the outbreak of war in september 1939, the whitley participated in the first raf bombing raid upon. The whitley was developed by john lloyd, the chief designer of armstrong whitworth aircraft from the armstrong whitworth aw. Five whitley bombers based at driffield, yorkshire from 102 squadron were detailed to. Bomber command navigator at work, lancaster nav position i believe air. Armstrong whitworth whitley twinengine heavy bomber aircraft. The next aircraft to be identified is the whitley bomber, which was a large twin engined monoplane and was used for reconnaissance. Reformed in 1935, by the outbreak of ww2 it was equipped with armstrong whitworth whitley medium bombers.
Allied bombers offers an highly illustrated guide to allied bomber aircraft during world war ii in the european theatre. A whitley bomber later in the war that was used for paratrooper training. William whitley historical records and family trees. The story behind whitley bays spanish city, and tynesides very own greatest showman.
Aft of the bomb bay was the main entrance and aft of that the rear turret. The history of 514 squadron raf 514 squadron served in the rafs no. William married ramona whitley on month day 1943, at age 24 at marriage. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. From the bottom view, the rounded rectangular tail. Normal 102 squadron whitley aircrew in france wwii iwm c 837 1.
Operations record books seen at the public record office in kew show that 2 whitley mk. Donnellys story of his service in whitley bombers in early wwii. Wellington bomber debuts this day in 1936 history forum. The whitley was a curious mix of the new and the old. Dropping to atomic bomb bomba nuclear, history facts, world history. Photo taken by a us navy gunner showing a burning kamikaze in its final approach. At that time, kinloss was the home of 19 operational training. He married elizabeth smith and the couple had at least. British modern military history society the loss of whitley v. Imagesguerrillaworld historyhistory booksold photos1970sin this moment. Handley page halifax, bomber plane, war thunder, ww2 planes, mystery of history. Forces war records brought up from the deep, the wreckage of the very rare raf armstrong whitley bomber has been found near hasting. Armstrong whitworth whitley aircraft fighting the u. Some of the former playing fields of whitley abbey comprehensive school were sold by the council to ford.
Bomber command target hanover with images lancaster. Buy 10 squadron raf bomber command profiles by chris ward, ian macmillan isbn. It was then handed over to airborne forces, being used for parachute training until. Doomed youth the slingley bomber crash just curious jane. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Together with the vickers wellington and handley page hamden medium. More than 56,000 british and commonwealth aircrew and. The armstrong whitworth whitleypage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and. Ashfield farm, dark lane in 1846 ashfield farm was owned by thomas taylor and occupied by john rigby who was born in little leigh in 1817. British military aviation in 1940 the royal air force, 19391945 rickard, j 17 march 2007, armstrong whitworth a. The hawker hart was a british twoseater biplane light bomber aircraft of the royal air force raf. Jacobiparochie 626 raf bomber squadron at raf wickenby. In 1939 it soon became obsolete due to its slowness and vulnerability. Whitley bomber gc4fd8h was created by darren north on 7220.
See more ideas about royal air force, wwii, ww2 aircraft. Saving britain 1940 by patrick bishop, the flying tigers by john toland, enemy coast ahead by guy g. Donnelly describes his induction into the raf, training as a radio operator and gunner, and missions in early. The definitive bomber variant of the whitley series would have to wait until the appearance of the mk v model, to which the system would take on the brunt of highlevel deepstrike. The classic novel of the second world war that relates in devastating detail the 24hour story of an allied bombing raid. It was designed during the 1920s by sydney camm and manufactured by hawker. 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. Armstrong whitworth aw38 whitley bae systems international. 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. The 1950s saw rides like dive bomber and jet planes.
There are a number of posts on this blog that focus on what turns out to. See more ideas about royal air force, ww2 aircraft and aircraft. After a short period of operations from raf foulsham, the. The armstrong whitworth whitley was a twinengined heavy bomber, initially being powered by a pair of 795 h. The whitley plant is surrounded by green land, and a lake, woods and the river sowe are nearby. The whitley project is trying to reconstruct an armstrong whitworth whitley bomber for museum display. It took part in many night operations over germany but was gradually withdrawn as more four engine bombers became available. Armstrong whitworth whitley academic dictionaries and.
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