Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV 1/72 Scale Models

British Mk.IV - This is a model of a medium bomber that flew against the Italians in Africa and the Mediterranean in 1940. The Mk.IV was Britain's primary medium day bomber during the early phase of WWII. The British sold some Mk.IVs to the Greeks before the war and to the Finns during their Winter War with the Soviets in 1939. The Finns used them against the Soviets again beginning in 1941, and built some Mk.IVs of their own in 1944. Mk.IVs built in Canada were called Bolingbrokes, and were used locally by the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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British Mk.IVF - This is a model of a heavy fighter that flew against the German invasion of Norway in 1940. The F denoted the fighter variant of the Mk.IV, with a four machine gun pack installed in the bomb-bay. The Blenheim Mk.IV was not derived from the Blenheim Mk.I, but was a new design in response to the need for a medium reconnaissance bomber. The Mk.IV was subsequently used as the basis for two more planes, the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber, and the Blenheim Mk.V, also called the Bisley. The Mk.V had a "ducks bill" nose and was supposed to be an improved medium bomber with ground support capabilities. It entered service in 1942, but its performance wasn't much better than the Mk.IV.

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Free French Mk.IV - This is a model of a medium bomber provided by the British in 1941 for use against the Italians and Germans in Africa. Blenheim Mk.IVs were relatively slow and lightly armed and suffered heavy losses from enemy fighters unless they were escorted by defending fighter planes. In order to improve their defensive capabilities, the British began fitting them with rear-firing machine gun turrets under their noses. Most Blenheims were removed from combat duties by the end of 1943, having been replaced by Douglas Bostons and de Havilland Mosquitoes.

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Air Battle Dunkirk, Norman Franks

Air War for Burma: The Concluding Volume of the Bloody Shambles Series; The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia, 1942-1945, Christopher Shores

Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete, Christopher Shores

The Battle of Britain, Richard Hough

Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2, Jon Lake

Bloody Shambles: Comprehensive Account of Air Operations over South-East Asia, December 1941-February 1942; The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore, Christopher Shores

Bloody Shambles: Comprehensive Account of Air Operations over South-East Asia, February-May 1942; The Defense of Sumatra to the Fall of Burma, Christopher Shores

Bomber Command 1939-1945: Photographs from the Imperial War Museum, Ian Carter

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Bristol Blenheim: An Illustrated History, Graham Warner

Bristol Blenheim in Action, Ron MacKay

Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

Dust Clouds in the Middle East: The Air War for East Africa, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Madagascar, 1940-42,  Christopher Shores

Fighter Command, David Oliver

Fighters Over the Desert: The Air Battles in the Western Desert. June 1940 to December 1942, Christopher Shores

Finnish Air Force 1939-1945, Kalevi Keskinen

Fledgling Eagles; The Complete Account of Air Operations During the "Phoney War" and Norwegian Campaign, 1940, Christopher Shores

RAF Bomber Command and Its Aircraft, 1936-1940, J Goulding

Twelve Days in May; The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countries, May 1940, Brian Cull

Valiant Wings: Battle and Blenheim Squadrons Over France 1940, Norman Franks