Britain's Forgotten WW2 Heavy Bomber | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

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Today we're taking an in-depth look at the history of the Armstrong Whitworth A.W 38 Whitley. Want to support the channel? I have a Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/rexshangar Want to join the community? Visit our Discord - https://discord.gg/GMQkpeccjc Recommended reading: Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913 (Putnam's British Aircraft) -https://amzn.to/3MTT6uq Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft (Archive Photographs) -https://amzn.to/47NX681 Aircraft Profile No. 153: The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley -https://amzn.to/3QI7DKU The Bomber Command War Diaries: An Operational Reference Book 1939-1945 - https://amzn.to/3RbPFC6 The British Aircraft Specification File - https://amzn.to/47p2378 0:00 Intro 2:33 Design Origins 6:55 Prototype Development 17:04 Whitley Mk.I 19:30 Whitley Mk.II 21:19 Whitley Mk.III 25:29 Whitley Mk.IV 28:14 Whitley Mk.V 31:02 Early WW2 Service 42:42 OTUs and Coastal Command 45:16 Whitley Mk.VII 47:36 Paratroop Operations 56:49 Experimental Use 59:12 Obsolescence and Legacy