Airfix A08016 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley

World War Two
Royal Air Force (RAF)
twin-engined, medium bomber (alongside Vickers Wellington & Handley Page Hampden)
on 25 August 1940, Whitley participated in the first RAF bombing raid upon German territory.
in 1942, Whitley was superseded as a bomber by the larger four-engined bombers Avro Lancaster. Its front line service included maritime reconnaissance with Coastal Command and as glider-tug.
Whitley Mk V - A.W. Type 207. The main wartime production version based on the Mk IV. 1,466 built.