The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British 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. Alongside the Vickers Wellington and the Handley Page Hampden, the Whitley was developed during the mid-1930s according to Air Ministry Specification B.3/34, which it was subsequently selected to meet. In 1937, the Whitley formally entered into RAF squadron service; it was the first of the three medium bombers to be introduced.
Following the outbreak of war in September 1939, the Whitley participated in the first RAF bombing raid upon German territory and remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive. By 1943, it was being superseded as a bomber by the larger four-engined "heavies" such as the Avro Lancaster. Its front line service included maritime reconnaissance with Coastal Command and the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft. The type was also procured by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a civilian freighter aircraft. The aircraft was named after Whitley, a suburb of Coventry, home of one of Armstrong Whitworth's plants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley
Kit Manufacture: Airfix
Kit Number: A09009
Scale : 1/72
Type: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley GR. MK.VII
Extras: Eduard Cockpit PE set
Paints: Badger black primer, MRP and Tamiya.
Weathering: Flory models Dark dirt wash..
Following the outbreak of war in September 1939, the Whitley participated in the first RAF bombing raid upon German territory and remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive. By 1943, it was being superseded as a bomber by the larger four-engined "heavies" such as the Avro Lancaster. Its front line service included maritime reconnaissance with Coastal Command and the second line roles of glider-tug, trainer and transport aircraft. The type was also procured by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a civilian freighter aircraft. The aircraft was named after Whitley, a suburb of Coventry, home of one of Armstrong Whitworth's plants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley
Kit Manufacture: Airfix
Kit Number: A09009
Scale : 1/72
Type: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley GR. MK.VII
Extras: Eduard Cockpit PE set
Paints: Badger black primer, MRP and Tamiya.
Weathering: Flory models Dark dirt wash..
