Bristol Blenheim IV – No.82 Squadron, RAF, 1942 REF: AA38401
Scale: 1:72
Dimensions: Wingspan: 238mm
£49.99
This Corgi model depicts the only airworthy Blenheim in the world which is with The Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford. It is actually a Fairchild-built Bolingbroke IV T. The Bolingbroke was the Canadian name for the Blenheim. This machine is the second ‘Blenheim’ that has been restored to airworthy status, following an untimely accident with the first one. Plans were immediately put in place to restore a second Blenheim and using the skills learned in the first restoration the Duxford team set about putting another into the air. Bolingbroke 10201 was acquired and the whole process started again. At Duxford on May 18 1993 the late ‘Hoof’ Proudfoot flew the team’s second Blenheim bearing the serial Z5722 and civil registration G-BPIV. The aircraft has worn several RAF colour schemes, the last one being depicted by this model being ‘R3821’ coded ‘UX-N’ of 82 Squadron, RAF. Sadly on 18th August 2003, this aircraft suffered a landing accident at Duxford, where it was severely damaged. Undaunted, another rebuild commenced, but this time the team are converting it to a Blenheim Mk.I with a short nose and it will shortly take to the air once more in this new guise. MODEL COMING SOON.
