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nwp said:
Wellington GR MkVIII

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GR Mk VIII

Vickers Wellington GR Mk VIII Torpedo Bomber
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"The GR Mk VIII was a naval version of the Mk IC. It was produced in three distinct variants of its own. Most numerous was the torpedo bomber version. 271 of these were produced, equipped with the ASV Mk II Stickleback air to surface radar. The torpedo bomber version was used in the Mediterranean, where it played an important role in cutting off German and Italian supplies to Rommel in the crucial period before El Alamein.
A smaller number of Mk VIIIs were produced for anti-submarine warfare. Fifty eight Mk VIIIs had the Leigh Light as well as their radar. This was designed to solve one problem when using radar against submarines – at ranges of under a mile radar contact was due to interference from the surface of the sea. A Leigh Light equipped anti-submarine warfare aircraft would use radar to discover the U-boat, and close to the limit of radar range, and then turn on the Leigh light for the final approach, by which time it would be too late for the U-boat to dive to safety. The first confirmed U-boat kill came on 5 July 1942 in the Bay of Biscay. "


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