Vickers Wellington minesweeping aircraft - GIF

[Altair]

Vickers Wellington DWI Mark I minesweeping aircraft. A variant of the long-range medium bomber fitted with a loop-shaped electrical generator mounted under the fuselage.




Previously:

WW2 BV138 minesweeping aircraft - photos
Rocket-powered mine clearing explosive - GIF
Armored excavator hits land mine - video
International Harvester automatic towed mine planter
Rocket wrench for remotely defusing explosives - photo, GIF, and video

[DIYSwede]

Um, the loop wasn't a generator in itself, but instead a giant electromagnet for the "Wellington DWI" version's mine-sweeping ability,
by actually giving the german mines a magnetic trigger while the a/c being "out of harms" way (at some 35 ft above the sea...).

This magnetic loop, though wound outta aluminium wire was still weighing over two tons,
and was driven by a Ford V8 powering a Mawdsley generator.

Links: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/a...ne-wellingtons
Wellington DWI