Geodetic Giant

摘要

One of the clear outcomes of World War Two was the domination of heavy bomber design and production by British aircraft manufacturers Avro and Handley Page. With the likes of the Lancaster, Lincoln and Halifax bearing their name, it is easy to overlook some of the other companies in the running, such as Vickers, Armstrong and Bristol. At the start of hostilities in 1939, Vickers was at the forefront of bomber production with its twin-engined Wellington. However, rapid wartime development left this fine aircraft standing in the medium bomber category. With legendary designer Barnes Wallis behind its driving force, Vickers produced several blueprints for heavy bombers from within the depths of its Weybridge facility in Surrey. However, only one would take to the air, the four-engined Windsor.