William John Edrich was a first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club, Norfolk and England.
Edrich in 1937
The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being
Bill Edrich
…attained the rank of Squadron Leader, operating as a pilot for RAF Bomber Command. On 12 August 1941 he participated in a low-level daylight attack by Bristol Blenheim bombers against power stations in the Cologne area, described by The Daily Telegraph as "the RAF's most audacious and dangerous low-level bombing raid…
A Blenheim with the short Mk.I nose at RIAT, 2015
The first 142M with the military serial K7033, which served as the only prototype. It first flew in June 1936.
Blenheim Mk.I reconstruction by the Aircraft Restoration Co at Duxford, for the owners, Blenheim (Duxford) Ltd. It is based on a Bolingbroke airframe with Blenheim Mk.I nose section.
Bolingbroke Mk.IV cockpit. The Blenheim Mk.IV was similar, but had a shorter instrument console. The navigator was in the nose. The gunsight for the forward firing gun is visible.