Blenheim Mk IV aircraft in flight, circa early 1940s

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Caption     Blenheim Mk IV aircraft in flight, circa early 1940s ww2dbase
Date  1940
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1. Commenter identity confirmed BILL says:
13 May 2009 10:53:58 AM

Bristol Blenheim IV: Armament five 0.303 (7.7mm) machine-guns (one forward firing in the port wing, two in a power operated dorsal turret, and two remotely controlled in a mounting beneath the nose and firing aft) Able to carry up to 1,000lbs of bombs internally and 320lbs of bombs externally. Operators: Croatia,Free Frence Air Force,Finland,Greece,Portugal,RAAF,RAF, RCAF,RNZAF,SAAF,Romania,Turkey and Yugoslavia. Total production 1,930 aircraft.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
19 Dec 2014 01:11:08 PM

Blenheim Mk.IV code (FV-L) of No.13 Operational Training Unit. Remote control turret under nose are twin .303 machine guns. Dorsal turret mounts twin mounted .303 machine guns in a Frazer Nash turret.
During WWII the Blenheim was used as a light bomber, anti-shipping, maritime patrol, trainer, night fighter and target tug. By 1944 most of the surviving Blenheim's were retired from front-line duties, and ending up in training units or sent to aircraft mechanics schools.

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