Today we're looking at the many other variants of the Vickers Wellington that weren't dedicated bombers. Some of these were very weird indeed, including the DWI (or flying doughnut) Wellington, the high-altitude Wellingtons, and the numerous examples operated by Coastal Command, which helped to pioneer the use of the Leigh Light in hunting U-Boats.

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Sources:

Bowyer.C (1986), The Wellington Bomber - https://geni.us/4f6hAQQ
Andrews.C.F (1967), The Vickers Wellington I & II (Aircraft in Profile 125) - https://geni.us/wf8F40g
Delve.K (1998), Vickers Armstrong Wellington - https://geni.us/jU1Yv
Hall.A.W (1997), Vickers Wellington, Warpaint Series No. 10 - https://geni.us/HhXGzpa
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Air Ministry (1941), Pilot's Notes, The Wellington I, IA, and IC Aeroplanes.