Westland: Wallace

November 1932.

1933.Westland Wallace General Purpose Two Seater.

1933. Westland Wallace Mount Everest Flight Machine.

December 1939.

Sept 1940.

Sept 1940.

Note: This is a sub-section of Westland Aircraft.

The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti. As the last of the interwar general purpose biplanes, it was used by a number of frontline and Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons.

Although the pace of aeronautical development caused its rapid replacement in frontline service, its useful life was extended into the Second World War with many being converted into target tugs and wireless trainers. In 1933 a Westland Wallace became the first aircraft to fly over Mount Everest, as part of the Houston Mount Everest Expedition.

Variants

• Westland PV-6 - Prototype, later converted to military configuration as a Wallace I.
• Wallace Mk I - Conversion from Wapiti powered by a 570 hp (425 kW) Bristol Pegasus IIM3 engine, 68 converted.
• Wallace Mk II - New aircraft with glazed cockpit and powered by a 680 hp (506 kW) Bristol Pegasus IV engine, 104 built.

See Also

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Sources of Information

• Wikipedia