From before the end of the Great War the United Kingdom had coveted long-range bombers that were able to bomb the continent.
The concept was not new but, in the middle of the 1930s, technological progress with engines and airframe materials gave the opportunity for many air.
While the twin-engine Vickers Wellington was about to be introduced, a new generation of four-engine bombers was already under development.
Bomber Command, formed in 1936, was a major and vital organisation within the RAF.
From before the end of the Great War the United Kingdom had coveted long-range bombers that were able to bomb the continent