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Updated: 5 Aug 05
Full Official Name: Bristol Blenheim
Manufacturer:
Variants: Bomber but could also serve as a fighter
Blenheim MkIV
Role: Bomber
Crew: 3 (pilot, observer, and gunner/wireless operator)
Operated by: (Sqns with Lincolnshire connection only)
29 Sqn, 44 Sqn, 110 Sqn, 211 Sqn
Design
All metal. When first introduced to service it was faster than RAF fighters. By 1941 obsolete and suffering severe losses.
Engines
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Armaments
Single dorsal power-operated turret with 2 x .303 MG, one or two fixed forward-firing .303 MG.
Performance
Max speed 266 mph.
Combat radius
With a combat load of 1000 lbs it had a combat radius of 1460 miles and max height of 22 000 ft.
Who operated what? |
Armstrong Whitworth :: Battle :: BE2c :: Beaufighter :: Blenheim :: Camel :: Canberra :: DH4 ::DH6 :: DH9 :: Fawn :: Halifax :: Hampden :: Hart :: Hind :: Hurricane :: Hyderabad :: Lancaster :: Lightning :: Lincoln :: Manchester :: Mosquito :: NIMROD :: Phantom :: RE8 :: SENTINEL :: SENTRY :: Spitfire :: Stirling :: Tornado :: Valiant :: VC-10 :: Vulcan :: Washington :: Wellington |
Blenheim MkIV on 211 Sqn site
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