The Loch Ness Vickers Wellington
The Brooklands Wellington first flew out of Brooklands in November 1939 and was given the RAF designation N2980 and Squadron Code 'R' for 'Robert'. The Wellington, with its geodesic construction devised by aircraft designer and inventor Barnes Wallis, has the distinction of being the only bomber produced throughout the war, with some 11,500 built. 'Robert' was in service until New Year's Eve 1940, when it crashed into Loch Ness, where it stayed until located in 1976. A plan was put together to salvage the wreck, and this happened in 1985 — sadly for me, it is one of the few Brooklands aircraft recoveries I was not in some way involved with. In subsequent years, however, I have air-bagged, lifted and towed Robert, as you will see in my videos here.
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See also the re-engineering of Brooklands and the track, where the Wellington Hangar was relocated, and how myself and some friends rescued other historic exhibits.
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