The Armstrong Whitworth "A.W.38 Whitley was a Britain twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War. It remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive until the introduction of four-engined "heavies". Its front line service included performing maritime reconnaissance duties with Coastal Command, while also being employed in the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft. The aircraft was named after Whitley, a suburb of Coventry where one of Armstrong Whitworth's plants was located.
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| - The Armstrong Whitworth "A.W.38 Whitley was a Britain twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War. It remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive until the introduction of four-engined "heavies". Its front line service included performing maritime reconnaissance duties with Coastal Command, while also being employed in the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft. The aircraft was named after Whitley, a suburb of Coventry where one of Armstrong Whitworth's plants was located.
- The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War (the others were the Vickers Wellington and the Handley Page Hampden). It took part in the first RAF bombing raid on German territory, and remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive until the introduction of four-engined "heavies". Its front line service included maritime reconnaissance with Coastal Command, while also being employed in the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft.
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| - ** 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in nose turret
** 4 × .303 in Browning machine guns in tail turret
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| - Up to 7,000 lb of bombs in the fuselage and 14 individual cells in the wings, typically including
** 12 × 250 lb and
** 2 × 500 lb bombs
** Bombs as heavy as 2,000 lb could be carried
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| - The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War (the others were the Vickers Wellington and the Handley Page Hampden). It took part in the first RAF bombing raid on German territory, and remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive until the introduction of four-engined "heavies". Its front line service included maritime reconnaissance with Coastal Command, while also being employed in the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft. The aircraft was named after Whitley, a suburb of Coventry, home of one of Armstrong Whitworth's plants.
- The Armstrong Whitworth "A.W.38 Whitley was a Britain twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War. It remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive until the introduction of four-engined "heavies". Its front line service included performing maritime reconnaissance duties with Coastal Command, while also being employed in the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft. The aircraft was named after Whitley, a suburb of Coventry where one of Armstrong Whitworth's plants was located.
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