This was inspired by Greg's Wellington Ideas & Inspiration comment.
http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=991.msg12520#msg12520History buffs will get the name. RAF nerds will get the 'QR' code
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Taken into service as the Vickers
Uxbridge general-recce bomber, the Type 431 began as an attempt to produce a higher-performing bomber from an airframe with maximum commonality with the
Wellington and
Warwick. As built, the Type 431 was essentially a 'cropped'
Wellington.
The
Uxbridge wings and horizontal tail were identical to those of the
Wellington other than being of reduced span (70' vs 86' for the wings). The
Uxbridge fuselage was also shortened (forward of Wellington frame 25). It was intended that
Uxbridge medium bombers should have Fraser-Nash nose turrets but, in the end, all service
Uxbridge GRs had fixed nose guns.
The
Uxbridge illustrated is in a night intruder scheme. Most
Uxbridge were in Coastal Command schemes and carried Leigh Lights for their U-Boat strafing.