The Vickers Wellington is famous for its geodetic airframe designed by Barnes Wallis which gave the bomber exceptional strength for its weight and helped many crews return even after severe damage.

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In memory
Wellington bomber crash on Rivington Moors 12 November 1943 #horwich
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Winter Light
Site of Wellington Bomber Memorial crash site #WinterHill #Bolton
#winterlight #tree #branches #winterphotography #treephotography #wellingtonbomber #memorial #winter #naturephotography #nature
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A coloured map of the central section of England, showing the flight path of the Wellington Bomber from RAF Ossington and eventually ending up crashing near Oakworth in Yorkshire. It has blue lines denoting the intended flight path with red lines where it went off course.

I was honoured on Monday #ArmisticeDay, to accompany a local school to a #WW2 #WellingtonBomber memorial to the six #Canadian Crew members, near my home village of #Oakworth in West Yorkshire:
www.menofworth.org.uk/research/oak...
The children were very interested and asked loads of questions.