Wellington Bomber RAF Cosford: WW2 Hall family history: Duisburg raid, 26 March 1943

[@peterrollinson-lorimer]

Huge respect to the restorers of the Wellington. It makes me happy to see the preservation of this rare and important part of history

[@stephenhall1099]

Thanks for commenting. The restoration took ten years or so and involved attention to corrosion, fabric re-cover, repaint and obviously a lot of other detail. I believe the rear turret will remain detached, to allow viewing of the inner fuselage and structure. With only two pretty much intact examples in the world, it is a fine example (the other was recovered from Loch Ness and is partially restored). A lot of museum aircraft of this era are now in need of similar attention, so I am pleased that this valuable aircraft has not been neglected. It is amazing what can be achieved, Spitfires can be rebuilt from recovery of a makers plate.

[@kellyshistory306]

Nice video Stephen. The footage of the Wellington from various angles was really nice. I've never seen one close up myself, so I saw a lot of detail I had never seen before. Also I appreciate the footage of the target indicator bombs. I've also never seen a physical example of those, at most I've seen some black and white photos.

[@stephenhall1099]

Thanks for the comments Colin. I believe they are not fitting the rear turret as they intend to light the inside with LED's. It is a really big museum with many more aircraft and rocket & bomb exhibits in multiple hangars (see one of my earlier videos). WC J H Searby's log book & medals are also on display. I included the TI for interest as I had not seen one before.

[@Filomeno28]

Essas cosas si que se veían bastante inseguras. De verdad que había que estar loco para cruzar medio continente arriba de algo tan inestable. Respeto por todos esos valirntes..."" 🤔😬