| Blenheim (Tipe 142M, 149, 160) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Blenheim Mark IV milik Skadron 21 di Bodney pada Agustus 1941 | |
| Jenis | Pesawat pengebom ringan / tempur |
| Pembuat | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Perancang | Frank Barnwell |
| Penerbangan perdana | 12 April 1935 |
| Pengenalan | 1937 |
| Dipensiunkan | 1944 (Britania Raya) 1958 (Finlandia) |
| Pengguna utama | Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Finnish Air Force Royal Yugoslav Air Force |
| Jumlah | 4.422 |
| Varian | Bristol Beaufort Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke |
Bristol Blenheim adalah pesawat pengebom ringan yang awalnya dirancang sebagai pesawat komersial dengan nama Type 142. Walaupun dirancang sebagai pengebom, pesawat ini juga dapat melakukan peran lain seperti pesawat tempur jarak jauh, pesawat patroli maritim dan pesawat tempur malam selagi menunggu pengiriman Bristol Beaufighter dalam jumlah banyak. Pesawat ini juga digunakan untuk menyerang pangkalan-pangkalan udara yang dijadikan Luftwaffe sebagai basis untuk menyerang Inggris.
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Pranala luar
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Bristol Blenheim.
- RAF Bristol Blenheim history Diarsipkan 2009-05-31 di Wayback Machine.
- No. 211 Squadron RAF
- Blenheim Society
- Aircraft Restoration Company
- Finnish Mk IV Blenheim restoration Diarsipkan 2011-07-20 di Wayback Machine.
- "Up in the Blenheim, a civilian pilot's impressions..."; Flight, 24 June 1937
- "How the Bristol Blenheims are erected"; Aircraft Engineer (supplement to Flight), 19 May 1938
- "In the air IV – Flying the Blenheim"; Flight, 15 November 1945
