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===Experimental and conversion variants=== ;Type 298 Wellington Mark II prototype: one aircraft L4250; powered by two 1,145 hp (854 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin inline piston engines. ;Type 299 Wellington Mark III prototype: two only. ;Type 410 Wellington Mark IV prototype: Serial R1220; powered by two Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial piston engines. ;Type 416 Wellington (II): The original Wellington II prototype was converted with the installation of a 40 mm (1.57 in) [[Vickers S gun]] with predictor gunsight in the dorsal position. This was the planned armament to be mounted in the nose of the Vickers Type 414 twin-engined fighter for which the Air Ministry raised specification F22.39. The armament was first flown on 25 October 1940 and test fired 8 November.{{Sfn|Buttler|2004|p=43}} ;Type 418 Wellington DWI (Detonation Without Impact) Mark I: Conversion of four Wellington Mark IAs to [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeping]] aircraft for exploding magnetic mines. Fitted with Ford V-8 petrol engine and Mawdsley [[electrical generator]] to induce [[magnetic field]] in a {{convert|48|ft|m|abbr=on}} diameter loop mounted under fuselage. They had a solid nose with a bracket supporting the loop, which was also supported under the rear fuselage and the wings, outboard of the engines. DWI was also known as "Directional Wireless Installation" β to mislead the true purpose of the loop. ;Type 419 Wellington DWI Mark II: DWI Mark I aircraft upgraded by installation of [[de Havilland Gipsy Six]] engine for increased generation power. 11 aircraft were converted to this standard. They were operated by No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit, RAF, sweeping mines in the Thames Estuary for a short time until the Royal Navy had an equivalent capability to sweep magnetic mines. The unit was transferred to Egypt for use in the Suez Canal.<ref>''From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde β The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM'', Robert Gardner 2006, {{ISBN|0750943890}}, p. 28</ref> ;Type 407 and Type 421 Wellington Mark V : Second and first prototypes respectively: three were built, designed for pressurised, high-altitude operations using [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] Hercules VIII engines. ;Wellington Mark VI: One Wellington Mark V with Merlin 60-series engines, high-altitude prototype only. ;Type 449 Wellington Mark VIG: Production version of Type 431. Two aircraft were only built. ;Wellington Mark VII: Single aircraft, built as a testbed for the [[Vickers 40 mm Class S gun|40 mm Vickers S gun]] turret. ;Type 435 Wellington Mark IC: conversion of one Wellington to test [[Turbinlite]] night interception searchlight.<ref name=":2" /> ;Type 437 Wellington Mark IX: one Mark IC conversion for troop transport. ;Type 439 Wellington Mark II: one Wellington Mark II was converted with the installation of a 40 mm Vickers S gun in the nose.<ref name=":2" /> ;Type 443 Wellington Mark V: One Wellington used to test the Bristol Hercules VIII engine.<ref name=":2" /> ;Type 445 Wellington (I): one Wellington was used to test the [[Power Jets W.2|Whittle W2B/23]] [[turbojet]] engine, the engine was fitted in the tail of the aircraft. ;Type 454 and Type 459 Wellington Mark IX: prototypes with ASV Mark II, ASV Mark III radars, and powered by two Bristol Hercules VI and XVI radial piston engines. ;Type 470 and Type 486 Wellington: Designations of two Wellington Mark II aircraft fitted with the Whittle W2B and W2/700 jet engines respectively.<ref name=":2" /> ;Type 478 Wellington Mark X: one Wellington was used to test the Bristol Hercules 100 engine.<ref name=":2" /> ;Type 602 Wellington Mark X: one Wellington was fitted with two [[Rolls-Royce Dart]] turboprop engines. ;Wellington Mark III: one Wellington was used for glider tug, for glider clearance for [[Waco CG-4|Waco Hadrian]], [[General Aircraft Hotspur]] and [[Airspeed Horsa]] gliders.
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