Westland Welkin
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westland-welkin-183-18718210
title:
Westland Welkin
text:
The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company, designed to fight at extremely high altitudes, in the stratosphere; the word welkin meaning "the vault of heaven" or the upper atmosphere. First conceived in 1940, the plane was built in response to the arrival of modified Junkers Ju 86P bombers flying reconnaissance missions, which suggested the Luftwaffe might attempt to re-open the bombing of England from high altitude. Construction was from 1942 t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of aircraft
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Welkin
date created:
2003-01-25T15:41:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T03:00:10Z
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13
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