An excellent documentary on the Bristol Blenheim, one of the most important early war Allied bombers sorely missed in the current WGS lineup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tX3cZBE8A
An excellent documentary on the Bristol Blenheim, one of the most important early war Allied bombers sorely missed in the current WGS lineup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tX3cZBE8A
Am I the only one who hates the way the first-edition extended-nose Blenheims looked (part slanted, part bubble)?
Thanks Carl for that link.
The Blenheim did sterling service in the RAAF in the early part of the war.
Good find Carl , thanks for sharing,
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
I saw one at Shoreham many years ago when working at the air show, the replacement for the one seen crashing in the video. Sad to hear it crashed too a few years later but they have another flying now.
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I really enjoyed the interviews with Blenheim aircrew. Particularly the one about the first squadron to convert from Hawker Hinds to the Blenheim Mk.I - just goes to show how adhoc the RAF's training and procedures were in the 1930's.
Nice documentary.
I have three of the Zvezda models which are quite nice. Haven't flown them in anger yet though!
great find. Excellent Historical video, thanks Carl!
I have one Blenheim Mk.I and four Blenheim Mk.IVs. Unfortunately like Reg they still need to see table time.
Hi all,
I'm the proud owner of 2 Blenheim Mk.I's by AIM (which battled succesfully over the South Chinese Sea sinking Japanese transports and fought in North Africa against the Italians, bombing a desert fort ).
I also have 3 Mk.II's (zvezda), one of them battle ready (but not used yet ) and the other two still boxed.
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Hi Reg and Guus, I would like to see some photos of your Blenheims.
I have posted my Blenheim Mk.IVs here - http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...Vs-139-Sqn-RAF
and here - http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...eim-Mk-IV-FAFL
Hi Carl,
look here for the painted Blenheim Mk.IV ...
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...tch-Wing/page2
look for post #64.
Two pics of the Mk.Is in action:
The Mk.I's now carry squadron codes FX (No 62 Sqn RAF, based in Malaya in late '41 / early 1942), individual letters F and H.
I'll try to take some (better) pics of them and post them here.
Cheers,
Guus
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"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Thanks Carl, Rep very much appreciated. Salute.
Must get them on the table sometime as they are still 'sortie virgins'.
There is also available a 3 dvd set, called The Blenheim Story - The Forgotten Bomber. You can find it on eBay, if you are interested. The documentary may be part of that.
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