Vickers Wellesley 1/72 Scale Model

British Mk.I - This is a model of a bomber that flew from Sudan against Italian East Africa in 1940 and 1941. The Wellesley was the first plane to use geodetic construction when it entered service in 1937. By the outbreak of WWII it had been replaced in most places by Handley Page Hampdens, Armstrong Whitworth Whitleys, and Vickers Wellingtons. It saw extensive service, however, against the Italians in East Africa, and did well, although several were lost to Italian Fiat C.R.32 and C.R.42 fighters.

More Photos: Left, Right, Top, Rear, Front Angle Right, Front Angle Left, Rear Angle Right, Rear Angle Left, Above Right

Bomber Command 1939-1945: Photographs from the Imperial War Museum, Ian Carter

Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

Dust Clouds in the Middle East: The Air War for East Africa, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Madagascar, 1940-42,  Christopher Shores

Fighters Over the Desert: The Air Battles in the Western Desert. June 1940 to December 1942, Christopher Shores

RAF Bomber Command and Its Aircraft, 1936-1940, J Goulding