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List of Wellington S/N's.
RAF Aircraft Serial Numbers Database
This is a database of all RAF aircraft serial numbers that were active during WW2 and after. Currently this covers the J - ZZ series that were active from the 1930s till date. In many logbooks, Pilots would have noted only the number component and left out the alphabet component. This tool helps...www.rafcommands.com
Sometimes you have to do your own research.I'm aware of that, but I'd rather not have to look through hundreds of individual serial numbers to track down the errors if I can avoid it — a book reference has everything nicely collated. Plus, as the description for that feature on that site says, it has 12,683 entries for Wellington serial numbers, while stating only 11,461 were built. So there are problems there too.
There must be another book which details the Wellington serial numbers.
Report | Inv. | Inv. | Inv. | Inv. | BMAS | BMAS | BMAS | BMAS | MAP | MAP | MAP | MAP |
Mark | B | C | W | Total | B | C | W | Total | B | C | W | Total |
I | 0 | 3 | 180 | 183 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 183 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 181 |
Ia | 0 | 17 | 166 | 183 | 0 | 17 | 170 | 187 | 0 | 17 | 166 | 183 |
Ia DWI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Ic | 50 | 1583 | 954 | 2587 | 50 | 1583 | 1093 | 2726 | 50 | 1583 | 979 | 2612 |
Ic DWI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ic Torp | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 |
II | 0 | 0 | 399 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 399 |
III | 780 | 737 | 0 | 1517 | 780 | 737 | 0 | 1517 | 780 | 737 | 0 | 1517 |
IV | 0 | 220 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 220 | |
V | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
VI | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
VIII GR | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VIII LL | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
VIII Torp | 0 | 0 | 271 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 271 |
X | 1370 | 2434 | 0 | 3804 | 1370 | 2434 | 0 | 3804 | 1370 | 2434 | 0 | 3804 |
XI | 75 | 0 | 105 | 180 | 75 | 0 | 105 | 180 | 75 | 0 | 105 | 180 |
XII | 0 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 58 |
XIII | 801 | 0 | 42 | 843 | 801 | 0 | 42 | 843 | 801 | 0 | 42 | 843 |
XIV | 250 | 538 | 53 | 841 | 250 | 538 | 53 | 841 | 250 | 538 | 53 | 841 |
XVIII | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Total | 3406 | 5540 | 2514 | 11460 | 3406 | 5540 | 2514 | 11460 | 3406 | 5540 | 2508 | 11454 |
Sometimes you have to do your own research.
A number of the RAF Commands Wellington entries are place holders, no data. Firstly the numbers, excluding the mark I prototype. . . .
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The spreadsheet will give the Robertson results. There is a note about serial number changes needed to/from VIII.
Splits not provided: VII into GR/LL/Torpedo also between Ic and Ic torpedo. As a guide March to October 1942 Weybridge built 49 Ic, 137 torpedo 1c and I DWI Ic. If you see three sequential VIII serials the middle one is usually a LL, but there are others.
Mark | BMAS | INV | MAP | SB | PJB | AL | IRM |
Prototype | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mk 1 | 183 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
Mk 1A | 187 | 187 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 |
Mk 1C | 2,726 | 2,725 | 2,749 | 2,685 | 2,685 | 2,685 | 2,685 |
Mk 2 | 399 | 399 | 399 | 402 | 402 | 401 | 402 |
Mk 3 | 1,517 | 1,517 | 1,517 | 1,519 | 1,519 | 1,519 | 1,519 |
Mk 4 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 |
Mk 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mk 6 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Mk 8 | 357 | 358 | 329 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 |
Mk 10 | 3,804 | 3,804 | 3,804 | 3,803 | 3,803 | 3,803 | 3,803 |
Mk 11 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
Mk 12 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Mk 13 | 843 | 843 | 843 | 845 | 845 | 844 | 845 |
Mk 14 | 841 | 841 | 841 | 840 | 840 | 841 | 840 |
Mk 18 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Total | 11,461 | 11,461 | 11,455 | 11,462 | 11,462 | 11,461 | 11,462 |
Mark VIII Serials Z8702, Z8703, Z8705 to Z8708, Z8710, Z8712, Z8713, Z8715, Z8717, Z8719, Z8721, Z8723, Z8725, Z8727, Z8902, Z8906, BB461, BB466, BB471, BB476, BB481, BB503, BB513, ES986, HF828, HF838, HF850, HF854, HF857, HF860, HF863, HF866, HF869, HF883, HF886, HF889, HF892, HF895, HF901, HF904, HF907, HF910, HF913, HF916, HF919, HF922, HX372, HX376, HX379, HX381, HX383, HX386, HX388, HX391, HX394, HX396, HX398, HX401, HX403, HX418 to HX420, HX422, HX424, HX426 to HX428, HX430, HX432, HX434, HX436, HX437, HX439, HX441, HX443 to HX445, HX448, HX450, HX452, HX466, HX467, HX469, HX471, HX473 to HX475, HX477, HX479, HX481, HX482, HX485, HX487, HX489, HX504, HX505, HX507, HX509, HX511 to HX513, HX515, HX517, HX519, HX520, HX522, HX524, HX526, HX528, HX530 to HX532, HX534, HX535, HX537, HX538, HX559, HX561 to HX563, HX565, HX566, HX568, HX570, HX572, HX574 to HX576, HX578, HX579, HX581, HX582, HX584, HX586 to HX588, HX590, HX592, HX593, HX595, HX596, HX598 to HX600, HX602, HX604, HX605, HX625, HX626, HX628 to HX630, HX632, HX634, HX636, HX638, HX640 to HX642, HX644, HX646, HX647, HX649, HX650, HX652 to HX654, HX656, HX671, HX672, HX674, HX675, HX677 to HX679, HX681, HX683, HX684, HX686, HX687, HX689, HX690, HX709, HX711, HX713, HX715, HX717, HX719 to HX721, HX723, HX725, HX726, HX728, HX729, HX731 to HX733, HX735, HX737, HX738, HX740, HX741, HX743 to HX745, HX747, HX749, HX751, HX768, HX770 to HX772, HX774, HX776, HX777, HX779, HX780, HX782 to HX784, HX786, LA964, LA966, LA967, LA969 to LA972, LA974 to LA977, LA979 to LA983, LA985 to LA987, LA989 to LA993, LA995 to LA998, LB111 to LB115, LB117 to LB119, LB121 to LB125, LB127 to LB130, LB132 to LB140, LB142 to LB147, LB149 to LB151, LB153 to LB156, LB169 to LB173, LB175 to LB197, LB213 to LB251
The obvious thing to do when confronted with extras is to go and find even more.
Thanks for doing the check, it has hopefully finally solved the mysteries of the VIII. Not sure why the card for W5651 is missing, but W5728 was used for experimental work.
Vickers gave the type number 423 to Wellingtons able to carry a 4,000 pound bomb, the contract cards have Z8361, Z8363, Z8365, Z837 and Z8372 marked as type 423, they were built July to September 1941 and seem to be the first type 423, from Weybridge anyway.