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The Bristol Blenheim was a long range fighter aircraft, a fighter bomber, and a radar equipped night fighter aircraft.
When, in 1935, the Bristol Blenheim was first introduced as a bomber, its speed was greater than many fighter aircraft of the time.
Bristol Blenheim aircraft and their crews served admirably during early World War II. They were the only aircraft the British had that were suitable for daylight raids during that period. Blenheims flew the first sorties of the war against enemy positions.
Blenheim aircraft served in every RAF command and in every theatre of the war. They were outclassed and outgunned by Axis fighters and had the highest proportion of loses of any World War II bomber crews.
Blenheims attacked at low levels where they were especially vulnerable to enemy fighters. Over 200 of the aircraft were lost in the first weeks of the Battle for France.
The Blenheim was the world's first radar interceptor aircraft. On July 28, 1940, one
intercepted and dispatched a Luftwaffe aircraft. This was the first
ever radar intercept in the history of aviation. However they were quickly replaced as radar interceptor aircraft when faster, more maneuverable aircraft became available.
The Bristol Blenheim also served as air cover for shipping convoys.
We haven't seen any new rc Bristol Blenheim radio control airplane kits in the last few years. The last we know of was produced by Balsa Craft and they are no longer in business. However, there are a number of nice looking rc Bristol Blenheim rc airplanes still flying.
All of the rc Bristol Blenheim radio control airplane pictures on this page, except the last, are of models built from Balsa Craft kits.
The first pictures above and below are of the rc Bristol Blenheim built from a Balsa Craft kit by Kevin Mullarkey. In the first picture below you can clearly see details of the underside and landing gear. The rc airplane is powered by a pair of 625 motors and weighs around 4 1/2 lbs.
The next picture below is of the rc Bristol Blenheim based on a Balsa Craft kit built by K. Berger from RC Groups .
The final picture on this page is of Merlyn Graves and his rc giant scale Bristol Blenheim. It has a wingspan of 168", a length of 132" and weighs around 75 lbs. Merlyn uses DA 100 engine power.
RC Scale Builder has Merlyn's rc Bristol Blenhemi model build on CD for sale.
We would appreciate if you could tell us about a rc Bristol Blenheim scale model radio control airplane that you can recommend by sending us an email.
Bristol Blenheim
