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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium/heavy bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was one of three twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the Second World War.
In March 1936, the first Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber aircraft made its maiden flight and a total of 1,814 were produced for the RAF, ending in July 1943. [5] During the war, Armstrong Whitworth also produced 1,328 Avro Lancasters and designed the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle reconnaissance bomber which was then made by A. W. Hawksley ...
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, ... Armstrong Whitworth Whitley: UK: Bomber/maritime patrol: 1936: Operational ...
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.23 was a prototype bomber/transport aircraft produced to specification C.26/31 for the British Air Ministry by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. While it was not selected to meet this specification, it did form the basis of the later Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft.
The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was part of the trio of large twin-engine bombers procured for the RAF, joining the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Vickers Wellington.
The Whitley was the work horse aircraft used on special duties missions for the first two years of their operations. The two-engine bomber was introduced to the service in 1937. It had a crew of five and a lift capacity of 7,000 pounds. From its conception the Whitley was intended for night operations.
734 Naval Air Squadron (734 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It was active between February 1944 and February 1946, formed as a naval Engine Handling Unit and operated solely with Armstrong Whitworth Whitley medium bomber aircraft.
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, a British night bomber, c. 1940. Bombing of Tokyo by Boeing B-29 Superfortresses with firebombs on the night of May 26, 1945. A night bomber is a bomber aircraft intended specifically for carrying out bombing missions at night. The term is now mostly of historical significance.