![]() The offensive armaments were stowed in two bomb bays housed within the fuselage, along with a further 14 smaller cells in the wing. The fuselage aft of the wireless operator was divided horizontally by the bomb bay behind the bomb bay was the main entrance and aft of that the rear turret. The bomb aimer position was in the nose with a gun turret located directly above. The navigator, his seat mounted on rails and able to pivot, slid backwards and rotated to the left to use the chart table behind him after takeoff. The pilot and second pilot/navigator sat side by side in the cockpit, with the wireless operator further back. ![]() ![]() The Whitley had a crew of five: a pilot, co-pilot/navigator, a bomb aimer, a wireless operator and a rear gunner.
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