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===Trainer variants=== ;Type 487 Wellington T Mark XVII: Service conversion of a Wellington Mk XI bomber into nightfighter training aircraft with SCR720 Air Intercept radar in a bulbous nose and rear turret removed and faired over; powered by two Bristol Hercules XVII radial piston engines.{{Sfn|Bowman|2011|pp=62β63}} ;Type 490 Wellington T Mark XVIII: Production version. For training wireless operators and navigators Powered by two Bristol Hercules XVI radial piston engines. A total of 80 were built at Blackpool, plus some conversions.{{Sfn|Bowman|2011|pp=62β63}} ;Wellington T Mark XIX: Service conversions of the Wellington Mark X used for bomber crew training;{{Sfn|Bowman|2011|pp=62β63}} remained in use as a trainer until 1953. ;Type 619 Wellington T Mark X: Postwar conversions of the Wellington Bomber into training aircraft by [[Boulton Paul]] in [[Wolverhampton]].<ref name = "WV MF628 history"/> For navigation training the front turret was removed and replaced by a fairing and the interior re-equipped.<ref name = "WV MF628 history"/> Some were sold to [[France]] and Greek [[Hellenic Air Force|Royal Hellenic Air Force]] (6) in 1946.<ref name=":2">Bowman 2011 pp. 123β124</ref>
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