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VISUAL DESCRIPTION
This is a historical black and white advertisement for Vickers-Armstrongs Limited, showcasing the Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft. The top portion of the image features three Wellington bombers in flight formation with the text "Wellington" and "Geodetic 'Pegasus' Bomber" above them, indicating the type of aircraft and its notable geodetic airframe construction as well as its Pegasus engines. The central part of the image highlights one particular achievement: a Vickers Wellington has completed what is described as the longest non-stop reconnaissance trip of World War II, flying over 4, 000 miles to Narvik and back. This feat was accomplished despite challenging weather conditions including snow by a New Zealander pilot and his crew who are members of an RAF (Royal Air Force) New Zealand Bomber Squadron. A reference to sources from "The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 8-5-40, " provides authenticity to this claim. Below this description are two images showing different perspectives of a single Wellington bomber—one depicting it from side elevation while airborne, emphasizing its sleek design; another showing it from front view on ground highlighting its twin-engine configuration along with distinctive nose art featuring a kiwi bird symbolizing New Zealand origins. At the bottom part of the advertisement is bold text that reads "VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS LIMITED AVIATION WORKS AT WEYBRIDGE AND SUPERMARINE WORKS, SOUTHAMPTON. " This indicates that these were key locations where such aircraft were manufactured or developed by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited during that era.
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