Corgi 1/72 AA34806 RAF Vickers Wellington Mk II Merlin Engines 104 Sqn August 1941

Corgi's Connoisseur Collection diecast metal model  of the Vickers Wellington provides a the usual great finish and fine detail of what was an important version of the aircraft.

The most effective British medium to heavy bomber in service at the outbreak of WW2, the Vickers Wellington was well made and sturdy  Just as well as any encounter with a much faster single seat fighter like the ME109 was going to cause a lot of grief! 

The majority of Wellington variants were fitted with Bristol Hercules or Pegasus radial engines but 400 were powered by the Rolls Royce Merlin inline V12. This engine, famously powering the Spitfire and Hurricane, afforded the Mk.II a higher top speed, increased service ceiling and a heavier maximum weight. Various squadrons operated the Wellington Mk.II, including 104 Squadron based first at RAF Driffield and then in Malta and Italy. They operated Wellingtons throughout the war, exchanging their Mk.IIs for Mk.Xs and then Liberators post war. This model features newly tooled Merlin engines.