There are two complete surviving Vickers Wellingtons preserved in the United Kingdom.Simpson, Andrew. "Vickers Wellington X MF628/9210M: Museum Accession Number 69/A/17." Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved: 13 January 2008. Some other substantial parts also survive. Wellington IA serial number N2980 is owned by Brooklands Museum at Brooklands, Surrey. Built at Brooklands and first flown in November 1939, this aircraft took part in the RAF's daylight bombing raids on Germany early in the Second World War but later lost power during a training flight on 31 December 1940 and ditched in Loch Ness. All the occupants survived except the rear gunner, who was killed when his parachute failed to open. The aircraft was recovered from the bottom of Loch Ness in September 1985 and restored in the late 1980s and 1990s. A new Wellington exhibition featuring N2980 was officially opened by Robin Holmes (who led the recovery team), Penelope Keith (as trustee of Brooklands Museum), Norman Parker (who worked for Vickers) and Ken Wallis (who flew Wellingtons operationally) on 15 June 2011, the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the type's effective prototype in 1936.
therE Are tWO coMpleTe survIving viCkeRs weLlingtons PrEserVed IN the unIteD KInGdom.sIMPsOn, AndREw. "vicKerS weLliNgton x mf628/9210m: MUSEuM accessioN Number 69/a/17." rOyaL air force MUseuM. rEtRIeVeD 13 januaRy 2008. sOme otHer suBStaNtIal PARtS AlSO survivE. WEllinGton iA seriAl NumbER n2980 is OwnEd bY bROoklAnDs museUM at bROoklAnds suRrey. bUIlt at brookLanDs and FIRsT flown iN NOvembEr 1939 thiS aircraFt Took Part iN the rAf's daYLiGHT BombInG rAids ON germAnY EaRly In the second worLd WAr but LatEr lost power During a traINinG flighT ON 31 decembeR 1940 anD dItCHeD iN loch neSs. All The oCcUpanTs sURVIveD ExcepT tHe Rear gunneR, Who Was kilLed when hIs PaRaCHute FaileD to OPeN. THE aircrAFt waS RecOvErEd fRom tHE botTom of loch nesS in sEptembER 1985 and rEStOred iN THe latE 1980s anD 1990s. a new WellIngTon eXhiBitioN feATUriNg n2980 waS OFFiciALlY Opened by ROBin holmes (Who lEd the rEcOVery teaM), penElopE kEiTh (as TrusTeE of BrooKLands muSeum), nOrmaN PArker (wHo WorKed FoR vIckeRs) And kEN WallIs (who flEw wellIngtoNs oPeRaTioNalLy) on 15 jUne 2011, tHe 75th AnniversarY oF thE fIrst flight of tHe tYpe'S eFfeCTive pRototyPe in 1936.