The restored Vickers Wellington bomber has been unveiled after more than 10 years of conservation at Cosford.
The Wellington, one of only two remaining, has moved from the Conservation Centre into the public display hangar
Members of the public will be able to view some of the final steps towards its completion as the museum’s conservation teamwork within the hangar. The museum’s example was constructed in 1944 and served with No. 1 Air Navigation Training School between 1949 and 1953. Although not operational in the Second World War, it represents the role played in the bombing campaign against Germany.
After almost 40 years on display at the museum’s site in London, the aircraft was transported by road to Cosford's Conservation Centre in July 2010, for work treating corrosion to its structure and a complete replacement of its fragile Irish linen outer skin.
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