List of Vickers Wellington operators

The Vickers Wellington is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber aircraft that was produced from 1936 to 1945 and used throughout World War II. It was operated by a number of nations and service branches around the world.

Operators

 Australia
Royal Australian Air Force

 Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
  • No. 405 Squadron RCAF 'Vancouver Squadron' Code letters "LQ"
  • No. 407 Squadron RCAF Code Letters "RR"
  • No. 415 Squadron RCAF Code Letters "6U"
  • No. 419 Squadron RCAF 'Moose Squadron' Code letters "VR"
  • No. 420 Squadron RCAF 'Snowy Owl Squadron' Code letters "PT"
  • No. 424 Squadron RCAF 'Tiger Squadron' Code letters "QB"
  • No. 425 Squadron RCAF 'Alouette Squadron' Code letters "KW"
  • No. 426 Squadron RCAF 'Thunderbird Squadron' Code letters "OW"
  • No. 427 Squadron RCAF 'Lion Squadron' Code letters "ZL"
  • No. 428 Squadron RCAF 'Ghost Squadron' Code letters "NA"
  • No. 429 Squadron RCAF 'Bison Squadron' Code letters "AL"
  • No. 431 Squadron RCAF Code Letters "SE"
  • No. 432 Squadron RCAF 'Leaside Squadron' Code letters "QO"

 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakian Air Force in exile in Great Britain

 Free France
Free French Air Force
Aeronavale
  • Flottille 2.F (earlier No. 344 Squadron RAF) operated Wellingtons between 1945 and 1952.[1]
  • Escadrille 55.S operated Wellingtons between 1948 and 1952.[2]

 Germany
A captured Vickers Wellington Mk.IC (RAF serial L7842) in service with the German Luftwaffe, probably at the test center at Rechlin, circa 1941. L7842 was delivered in mid-1940. It was lost on 6 February 1941 while in service with No. 311 Squadron, RAF, while on a mission to Boulogne (France).
Luftwaffe
  • 2./Versuchsverband OKL operated a few captured aircraft.

 Greece
Hellenic Air Force[3]
  • No. 13 Squadron RHAF
  • No. 355 Squadron RHAF operated Wellingtons after WW2, mainly for transport duties.

 New Zealand

RNZAF received 30 Wellington Mark I's before WW2, the first 18 of which were training with the RAF when in August 1939 they were loaned, together with aircrew, to the UK, forming the unit which later became No. 75 Squadron RNZAF.

Royal New Zealand Air Force

 Poland
RAF Coastal Command aircraft Vickers Wellington of one of Polish Squadrons
Polish Air Forces in exile in Great Britain

 Portugal
Portuguese Air Force
  • One Vickers Wellington was interned in Portugal during World War II.

 South Africa
South African Air Force

 United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
Fleet Air Arm
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References
  1. "Flottille 2.F" entry at the French Fleet Air Arm website Archived 2002-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Escadrille 55.S" entry at the French Fleet Air Arm website Archived 2002-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Air operations during the Greek Civil War website". Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  • History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Christopher Shores, Royce Publications, Toronto, 1984
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