Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk. III radar, retractable Leigh Light in the Ventral turret position and RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) rocket launching rails under the wings. The advent of more capable ASV Mk. III radar and the Leigh Light, placed U-Boats in a very vulnerable position, 24 hours a day
Picture No
13462924
Media ID
47819502
Size
5433px x 3260px
(3.9MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
unattributed photographer - original glass negative
Date
1943
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