The ultimate Vickers Wellington quiz

Question 1 of 14

What term describes the Wellington's construction?

Geodetic
Geometric
Gin & Tonic
Geographic

Question 2 of 14

What was the Wellington’s nickname?

Wimpy
Little Chef
Wendy
Welly

Question 3 of 14

What did Wellington bomb-aimer Sgt James Ward receive the VC for?

Going out onto the wing to extinguish a fire
Shooting down seven night-fighters in one sortie
Defusing a bomb that had become jammed in the bomb bay
Taking over from his wounded pilot in a crash landing

Question 4 of 14

Who designed the Wellington?

Barnes Wallis
Sydney Camm
R J Mitchell
Henry Folland

Question 5 of 14

What city was the Wellington’s successor named after?

Warwick
Wigan
Wells
Wolverhampton

Question 6 of 14

What was the civilian derivative of the Wellington?

Varsity
Viking
Vanguard
Valletta

Question 7 of 14

When did the Wellington prototype first fly?

15 June 1936
22 August 1937
4 July 1936
6 September 1935

Question 8 of 14

What version was the most produced?

B.Mk.Ic
GR. Mk/ XIV
B Mk.X
B Mk.III

Question 9 of 14

What was the Directional Wireless Installation loop carried by some Wellingtons used for?

Minesweeper
Early warning radar
Paravane
Aerodynamics

Question 10 of 14

How quickly was Wellington LN514 built?

23hrs 50 mins
72hrs 38 mins
18hrs 26 mins
221hrs 52 mins

Question 11 of 14

Bonus questions

The Wellington bomber preserved at the RAF Museum, Hendon, was used as a camera ship in which famous aviation themed movie?

One of our aircraft is missing
The Way to the Stars
The Dam Busters
Top Gun

Question 12 of 14

The Wellington bomber at the Brooklands Museum was restored after being recovered from a famous body of water. Was it:

The River Thames
Loch Ness
Lake Windermere
River Tay

Question 13 of 14

What type of engine was originally specified to power the first Wellingtons ordered by the Air Ministry?

Bristol Goshawk
Rolls-Royce Merlin
Armstrong Siddeley Tiger
Wright R-1820-97

Question 14 of 14

Which test pilot took the controls for the type’s first flight?

Joseph ‘Mutt’ Summers
Jeffery Quill
Alex Henshaw
Eric 'Winkle' Brown

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