Bristol Blenheim

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The Bristol Blenheim was a British twin‑engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft widely used by Allied air forces in the early years of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light bomber aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftDesigner Frank Barnwell ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bristol Type 142M ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Type 142
armament bombs ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
bombLoad up to 1,000 lb of bombs ⓘ
up to 454 kg of bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
developedFrom Bristol Type 142 ⓘ
emptyWeight about 3,674 kg ⓘ
about 8,100 lb ⓘ
engineType Bristol Mercury radial engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1935-06-25 ⓘ
grossWeight about 12,400 lb ⓘ
about 5,625 kg ⓘ
height 3.0 m ⓘ
9 ft 10 in ⓘ
introduced 1937 ⓘ
length 12.98 m ⓘ
42 ft 7 in ⓘ
manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 266 mph ⓘ
about 428 km/h ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Britain ⓘ
Battle of France ⓘ
Finnish–Soviet Winter War ⓘ
linked to: Winter War

North African Campaign ⓘ
first RAF bombing raid on Germany in World War II ⓘ
numberBuilt about 4422 ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Bristol Mercury VIII radial engines ⓘ
retired 1956 ⓘ
role ground attack aircraft ⓘ
light bomber ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
night fighter ⓘ
usedBy Croatian Air Force Legion ⓘ
Finnish Air Force ⓘ
Free French Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Greek Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Hellenic Air Force

Indian Air Force ⓘ
Romanian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
Turkish Air Force ⓘ
Yugoslav Royal Air Force ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant Blenheim Mk I ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim

Blenheim Mk IF ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim

Blenheim Mk IV ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim

Blenheim Mk IVF ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim

Blenheim Mk V ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
wingspan 17.17 m ⓘ
56 ft 4 in ⓘ

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Yugoslav Royal Air Force → usedAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command → primaryAircraftType → Bristol Blenheim fighter variants ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Royal Romanian Air Force → usedAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Fairey Battle → successor → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 12 Group RAF → usedAircraftType → Bristol Blenheim (fighter variants) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
No. 10 Group RAF → usedEquipment → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim → variant → Blenheim Mk I ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Blenheim → variant → Blenheim Mk IF ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Blenheim → variant → Blenheim Mk IV ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Blenheim → variant → Blenheim Mk IVF ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Blenheim → variant → Blenheim Mk V ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
No. 29 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 101 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 30 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 206 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 8 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
RAF Coltishall → aircraftStationed → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 226 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 84 Squadron RAF → historicalAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
subject linked to: 84 Squadron RAF
No. 83 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 203 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Fighter Command → usedEquipment → Bristol Blenheim (fighter variants) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
No. 2 Group RAF → aircraftTypeOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
subject linked to: 2 Group
Bristol Aeroplane Company → notableProduct → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Bristol Mercury → poweredAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
subject linked to: Bristol Mercury radial engine
Bristol Type 142 → developedInto → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Bristol Type 142 → airframeBasisFor → Bristol Blenheim Mk I ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
No. 500 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 609 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim (fighter variant) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Bolingbroke → basedOn → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Bristol Bolingbroke → basedOn → Bristol Blenheim Mk IV ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Bolingbroke → nationalVariantOf → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 22 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 25 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 139 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 110 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 205 Group RAF → usedAircraftType → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
RAF Hornchurch → usedAircraft → Bristol Blenheim (fighter variants) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
Bristol Mercury → usedOnAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 23 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Bristol radial engine family → powered → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
RAF Benson → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Blenheim
No. 601 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Filton Airfield (former) → associatedWith → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Hawker Hind → successor → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
RAF Bircham Newton → stationedAircraft → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
No. 206 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
subject linked to: 206 Squadron
Bristol Perseus → application → Bristol Blenheim ⓘ