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
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.
The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was both one of the first and one of the most important British aviation companies, designing and manufacturing bo
Bristol Blenheim
…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 used as trainers until the end of the war…
Bristol Aeroplane Company advertisement (1920)
A Bristol Boxkite Replica at RAAF Museum
Bristol Boxkite Centenary Flight at RAAF Museum Point Cook, 2014