Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

Origin: United Kingdom
Total produced: 1,814
Notes: ru also lists 7 Mk IVA (1935–1943). The service below is for Bomber Command Whitleys whose mark the sources do not name: leaflet raids from 3–4 September 1939, the first bombs on German soil (Hörnum, 19–20 March 1940), the first raid on Italy (Turin and Genoa, 11–12 June 1940), Operation Colossus (10–11 February 1941), Operation Biting (Bruneval, February 1942), the last bomber-squadron sortie on 29–30 April 1942.

Service

3 Sep 1939 – 30 Apr 1942

11 Jun 1940 – 11 Feb 1941

≈ 17 Jul 1942 – 17 Jul 1942