Blenheim (Total: 2,847, Canadian: 198, Group 0)

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

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Blenheim serial 9890

s/n 9890

9890

Known Units: ;7


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. IV.T serial 10015

s/n 10015

10015

Blenheim V serial AZ885

s/n AZ885

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AZ 885

Blenheim V serial AZ930

s/n AZ930

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AZ 930

Blenheim V serial AZ993

s/n AZ993

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AZ 993

Blenheim V serial AZ998

s/n AZ998

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AZ 998

Blenheim V serial BA107

s/n BA107

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BA 107

Blenheim V serial BA235

s/n BA235

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BA 235

Blenheim V serial BA243

s/n BA243

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BA 243

Blenheim V serial BA446

s/n BA446

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BA 446

Blenheim V serial BA542

Blenheim V serial BA731

s/n BA731

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BA 731

Blenheim V serial BA785

Blenheim V serial BA791

s/n BA791

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BA 791

Blenheim V serial BA800

s/n BA800

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BA 800

Blenheim V serial BA806

s/n BA806

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BA 806

Blenheim V serial BA872

s/n BA872

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BA 872

Blenheim V serial BA916

s/n BA916

Rootes Securities

BA 916

Blenheim Mk. lV serial EH318

s/n EH318

EH 318

Blenheim Mk. IV serial K7072

s/n K7072

m/d Type 142M

K 7072

Known Units:

To Canada c.1939 or 1940 for use in joint UK/Canada investigations into aircraft icing. Found to be totally unsuitable for this mission. Later taken on strength by RCAF. With the Test and Development Establishment at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, from 15 February 1941. To Fairchild Aircraft Canada on 12 June 1941 for modifications, back to Rockcliffe on 18 July 1941. To stored reserve at Rockcliffe on 20 October 1941. To No. 3 Training Command, still in storage, on 1 November 1941. Classified as Instructional Airframe A 297 on 1 June 1943. With No. 1 Wireless School at Mount Hope, Ontario from 28 August 1944. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. Had been RCAF K7072. NOTE: no record that the RCAF ever officially referred to this aircraft as a Bolingbroke.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1941-February-15 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
   1943-June-01 Classified Instructional CA A 297 2020-06-12
   1945-July-20 Struck off Strength struck off at No. 1 Wireless School 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 485 | 1968 499

Blenheim Mk. I serial K7104

s/n K7104

m/d 142M

K 7104

Blenheim I serial L1104

s/n L1104

m/d Type 142M

L 1104

Blenheim I serial L1303

s/n L1303

m/d Type 142M

L 1303

Blenheim I serial L1330

s/n L1330

m/d Type 142M

L 1330

Blenheim I serial L1401

s/n L1401

m/d Type 142M

L 1401

Known Units: ;600


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim I serial L1415

s/n L1415

m/d Type 142M

L 1415

Blenheim I serial L1495

s/n L1495

m/d Type 142M

L 1495

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L4829

s/n L4829

L 4829

Blenheim Mk. IV serial L4833

s/n L4833

L 4833

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L4851

s/n L4851

L 4851

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L4894

s/n L4894

L 4894

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L4913

s/n L4913

L 4913

Blenheim Mk. l serial L6623

s/n L6623

L 6623

Blenheim Mk. I serial L6632

s/n L6632

Bristol

L 6632

Known Units: ;27


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. l serial L6767

s/n L6767

L 6767

Known Units: ;13


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. l serial L6793

s/n L6793

L 6793

Blenheim Mk. l serial L6795

s/n L6795

L 6795

Blenheim serial L8365

s/n L8365

L 8365

Blenheim Mk. l serial L8452

s/n L8452

L 8452

Blenheim Mk. I serial L8522

s/n L8522

L 8522

Blenheim Mk. I serial L8691

s/n L8691

Bristol

L 8691

Blenheim Mk. l serial L8718

s/n L8718

L 8718

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L8746

s/n L8746

L 8746

Known Units: ;21


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. IV serial L8747

s/n L8747

Bristol

L 8747

Known Units: ;107


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L8755

s/n L8755

L 8755

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L8797

s/n L8797

L 8797

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9175

s/n L9175

L 9175

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9206

s/n L9206

L 9206

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9207

s/n L9207

L 9207

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9210

s/n L9210

L 9210

Known Units: ;82


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9240

s/n L9240

L 9240

Blenheim Mk. iV serial L9245

s/n L9245

L 9245

Blenheim Mk. IV serial L9264

s/n L9264

Bristol

L 9264

Blenheim Mk. IV serial L9337

s/n L9337

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L 9337

Known Units: ;404

Used by No. 404 (CF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "EE*Q". Failed to return from a mission off the Norwegian coast on 5 November 1941.
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9382

s/n L9382

L 9382

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9383

s/n L9383

L 9383

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9385

s/n L9385

L 9385

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9394

s/n L9394

L 9394

Blenheim Mk. IV serial L9395

s/n L9395

Bristol

L 9395

Blenheim Mk. lV serial L9413

s/n L9413

L 9413

Blenheim Mk. IV serial L9455

s/n L9455

L 9455

Known Units: ;248


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3552

s/n N3552

N 3552

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3555

s/n N3555

N 3555

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3564

s/n N3564

N 3564

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3567

s/n N3567

N 3567

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3578

s/n N3578

N 3578

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3583

s/n N3583

N 3583

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N3596

s/n N3596

N 3596

Blenheim Mk. IV serial N3627

s/n N3627

N 3627

Known Units: ;139


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim serial N6180

s/n N6180

N 6180

Blenheim Mk. IV serial N6183

s/n N6183

Bristol

N 6183

Known Units: ;11


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. IV serial N6210

s/n N6210

Bristol

N 6210

Known Units: ;110


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. IV serial N6228

s/n N6228

Bristol

N 6228

Blenheim Mk. IV serial N6238

s/n N6238

Bristol

N 6238

Blenheim Mk. lV serial N6240

s/n N6240

N 6240

Known Units: ;107


last update: 2025-June-01

Bombing Wilhelmshaven Germany 1939-09-03 to 1939-09-04

107 (B) Sqn (RAF) Wattisham
After an early Blenheim reconnaissance, 15 Blenheims and 14 Wellingtons were dispatched to bomb German warships. 5 planes from each force failed to find targets in low-cloud conditions. Most of the remaining Blenheims carried out low-level attacks on the pocket battleship Admiral Scheer and on the cruiser Emden in Wil- helmshaven harbour. At least 3 bombs hit the Admiral Scheer but they failed to explode; the Emden was damaged and suffered some casualties when a Blenheim crashed on to it. 5 Blenheims were shot down, all or most by anti-aircraft (Flak) fire; 107 Squadron lost 4 of its 5 planes on the raid. The first Bomber Command casualties of the war are believed to have been Flight Lieutenant W. F. Barton and his crew - Flying Officer J F Ross, navigator, and Corporal J L Ricketts, wireless operator/gunner - of 107 Squadron, all killed when Blenheim N6184 was shot down by anti-aircraft gunfire of the Admiral Hipper.Little is known of the Wellington attacks on ships at Brunsbuttel in the mouth of the Kiel Canal. 4 crews reported that they had found targets to bomb. Owing to navigation error, 2 bombs were dropped on the Danish town of Esbjerg, 110 miles north of Brunsbuttel, and 2 people were killed there. Some of the Wellingtons were attacked by German fighters and 2 Wellingtons were lost.Total effort for the day: 30 sorties, 7 aircraft (23.3 per cent) lost. The Bomber Command War Diaries, Middlebrook and Everitt

Blenheim Mk. IV serial P4845

s/n P4845

P 4845

Known Units: ;404

Used by No. 404 (CF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "EE*D".
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim Mk. lV serial P4856

s/n P4856

P 4856

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R2791

s/n R2791

R 2791

Known Units: ;139


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3620

s/n R3620

R 3620

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3662

s/n R3662

R 3662

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3666

s/n R3666

R 3666

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3745

s/n R3745

R 3745

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3805

s/n R3805

R 3805

Blenheim lV serial R3821

s/n R3821

R 3821

Known Units: ;82


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3823

s/n R3823

R 3823

Blenheim serial R3836

s/n R3836

R 3836

Known Units: ;53


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3843

s/n R3843

R 3843

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3875

s/n R3875

R 3875

Blenheim lV serial R3882

s/n R3882

R 3882

Blenheim Mk. lV serial R3895

s/n R3895

R 3895

Blenheim IV serial T1794

s/n T1794

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T 1794

Blenheim IV serial T1811

s/n T1811

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T 1811

Blenheim IV serial T1816

s/n T1816

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T 1816

Blenheim IV serial T1892

s/n T1892

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T 1892

Known Units: ;105


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial T1922

s/n T1922

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T 1922

Blenheim Mk. IV serial T1946

s/n T1946

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T 1946

Known Units: ;404

With No. 404 Squadron, RCAF when lost in October or November 1941. Mid-air with Blenheim Z6339 of same unit, both came down in Shetland Islands. Different dates reported in different sources.
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim Mk. IV serial T1949

s/n T1949

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T 1949

Known Units: ;404

Used by No. 404 (CF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "EE*D". Still with this unit when it crashed on take off for a training flight from R.A.F. Station Sumburgh, Shetland Islands on 6 October 1942. 3 fatalities.
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim IV serial T1992

s/n T1992

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T 1992

Blenheim IV serial T2061

s/n T2061

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T 2061

Blenheim IV serial T2123

s/n T2123

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T 2123

Blenheim IV serial T2245

s/n T2245

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T 2245

Blenheim IV serial T2276

s/n T2276

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T 2276

Blenheim IV serial T2394

s/n T2394

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T 2394

Blenheim IV serial T2443

s/n T2443

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T 2443

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5384

s/n V5384

V 5384

Blenheim Mk. IV serial V5433

s/n V5433

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V 5433

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5490

s/n V5490

V 5490

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5492

s/n V5492

V 5492

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5572

s/n V5572

V 5572

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5576

s/n V5576

V 5576

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5593

s/n V5593

V 5593

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5725

s/n V5725

V 5725

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5728

s/n V5728

V 5728

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5759

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5762

s/n V5762

V 5762

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5765

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5875

s/n V5875

V 5875

Known Units: 114


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5933

s/n V5933

V 5933

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5945

s/n V5945

V 5945

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V5954

s/n V5954

V 5954

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6060

s/n V6060

V 6060

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6146

s/n V6146

V 6146

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6171

s/n V6171

V 6171

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6239

s/n V6239

V 6239

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6249

s/n V6249

V 6249

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6255

s/n V6255

V 6255

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6264

s/n V6264

RT RAF Roundel X

V 6264

Known Units: 114


last update: 2025-June-01

Ferry Flight Leeuwarden Netherlands 1942-07-25 to 1942-07-26

114 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF West Raynham

Intruder

114 Hong Kong Squadron (With Speed I Strike) RAF West Raynham. Blenheim IV aircraft V 6264 RT-X missing from an Intruder mission to Leewarden airfield Holland, lost without a trace

FS RA Smith (RCAF), FS PG Leslie (RCAF) and Warrant Officer Class 1 EE Warnick (RCAF) were all missing, presumed killed in action

The missing have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial

Addendum: 114 Hong Kong Squadron not Hong Cong Squadron. Correction provided by AE Barnard, Burlington, Ont

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Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6266

s/n V6266

V 6266

Known Units: 139


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6321

s/n V6321

V 6321

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6380

s/n V6380

V 6380

Blenheim Mk. IV serial V6391

s/n V6391

V 6391

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6436

s/n V6436

V 6436

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6454

s/n V6454

V 6454

Known Units: 82


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6491

s/n V6491

V 6491

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6492

s/n V6492

V 6492

Known Units: 18


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6497

s/n V6497

V 6497

Blenheim Mk. lV serial V6524

s/n V6524

V 6524

Known Units: 82


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial Z5733

s/n Z5733

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5733

Blenheim Ivf serial Z5753

s/n Z5753

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5753

Known Units: ;404

Used by No. 404 (CF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "EE*T". Scored this unit's first air to air kill on 18 December 1941 - a Ju 88 brought down by W/C Woodruff and Flight Sergeant I. R. Sims. Operating from Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, at this time. Also reported lost on 19 October 1941?
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim IV serial Z5758

s/n Z5758

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5758

Blenheim IV serial Z5860

s/n Z5860

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5860

Blenheim IV serial Z5866

s/n Z5866

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5866

Known Units: ;113


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial Z5870

s/n Z5870

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5870

Blenheim IV serial Z5871

s/n Z5871

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5871

Blenheim IV serial Z5899

s/n Z5899

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5899

Known Units: ;17


last update: 2025-June-01

Operational 1942-02-20 to 1942-02-20

17 (OT) OTU (RAF) RAF Upwood

17 Operational Training Unit (Forged To Fight) RAF Upwood. Blenheim IV aircraft Z5899 was flying on a low level navigation training exercise when the starboard aircraft wingtip hit a barrage balloon cable and it crashed at Bearwood, Staffordshire, England, killing the entire crew

Flight Sergeant WT Kyle (RCAF), Sergeant LS De Lisser (RAFVR) and Sergeant E Scott (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident

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Blenheim IV serial Z5908

s/n Z5908

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5908

Blenheim IV serial Z5947

s/n Z5947

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5947

Blenheim IV serial Z5959

s/n Z5959

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5959

Blenheim IV serial Z5970

s/n Z5970

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5970

Known Units: ;3


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial Z5982

s/n Z5982

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 5982

Blenheim IV serial Z6039

s/n Z6039

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6039

Known Units: ;500


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial Z6050

s/n Z6050

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6050

Blenheim IV serial Z6099

s/n Z6099

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6099

Blenheim IV serial Z6163

s/n Z6163

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6163

Blenheim IV serial Z6175

s/n Z6175

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6175

Known Units: ;404

Used by No. 404 (CF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "EE*H". Crashed at Leuchars, Scotland on 16 June 1942, 3 fatalities.
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim IV serial Z6181

s/n Z6181

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6181

Known Units: ;404

Used by No. 404 (CF) Squadron, RCAF, coded "EE*B". Based in Shetland Islands when it flew cover for amphibious raids on Vaagso, Norway on 27 December 1941. Claimed one probable Bf109 on this sortie. Crashed on take off from Newmarcher on 23 May 1942, while launching for a search and rescue mission. 3 fatalities.
last update: 2025-February-05

Blenheim IV serial Z6360

s/n Z6360

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6360

Known Units: ;17


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial Z6363

s/n Z6363

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6363

Known Units: ;5


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim IV serial Z6426

s/n Z6426

m/d 142L

A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.

Z 6426

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7280

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7305

s/n Z7305

Z 7305

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7307

s/n Z7307

Z 7307

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7309

s/n Z7309

Z 7309

Known Units: 114


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim lV serial Z7312

s/n Z7312

Z 7312

Blenheim Z 7438 serial Z7438

s/n Z7438

Z 7438

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7445

s/n Z7445

Z 7445

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7488

s/n Z7488

Z 7488

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7594

s/n Z7594

Z 7594

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7618

s/n Z7618

Z 7618

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7628

s/n Z7628

Z 7628

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7644

s/n Z7644

Z 7644

Known Units: 107


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7689

s/n Z7689

Z 7689

Blenheim 1V serial Z7699

s/n Z7699

Z 7699

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7704

s/n Z7704

Z 7704

Blenheim serial Z7705

s/n Z7705

Z 7705

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7782

s/n Z7782

Z 7782

Known Units: 1 OADU


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7796

s/n Z7796

Z 7796

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7801

s/n Z7801

Z 7801

Blenheim lV serial Z7892

s/n Z7892

Z 7892

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7895

s/n Z7895

Z 7895

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7898

s/n Z7898

Z 7898

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7912

s/n Z7912

Z 7912

Blenheim Mk. IV serial Z7920

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z7922

s/n Z7922

Z 7922

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z9545

s/n Z9545

Z 9545

Known Units: 82


last update: 2025-June-01

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z9598

s/n Z9598

Z 9598

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z9663

s/n Z9663

Z 9663

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z9676

s/n Z9676

Z 9676

Blenheim Mk. lV serial Z9806

s/n Z9806

Z 9806