Paul K 22 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 She's up and looking beautiful ! http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/11/20/aviation-news-she-flies-bristol-blenheim-mk-i-l6739-g-bpiv-takes-to-the-skies-at-iwm-duxford/ Can't wait to see her myself. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Wow, that is great news. Look forward to seeing this bird on the airshow scene next year. Maybe they can fly her alongside the Mk IV, 2 Blenhiems and 2 Lancs together would be a good sight to see!! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 That is great! A credit to those who have been working on her all that time. Link to post Share on other sites
Paul K 22 Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Maybe they can fly her alongside the Mk IV, 2 Blenhiems and 2 Lancs together would be a good sight to see!! Erm...which Mk. IV would that be, Alan ? Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I just hope this plane is flown by a sympathetic pilot who is young and quick to react , like the aircrews were originally , not some old fogey of an squadron leader who has flown nothing but a desk all his life like the bird brain that crashed the mk4 Personally I am awaiting the completion of the Beaufighter which has been making slow progress Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I just hope this plane is flown by a sympathetic pilot who is young and quick to react , like the aircrews were originally , not some old fogey of an squadron leader who has flown nothing but a desk all his life like the bird brain that crashed the mk4 Personally I am awaiting the completion of the Beaufighter which has been making slow progress And the official investigation report actually attributed the cause of this accident to "...some bird brain old fogy of a Squadron Leader who has flown nothing but a desk all his life..."? Yeah right!!! By virtue of the career management cycle of a pilot in an air force, it is not possible to have "...flown nothing but a desk all his life...". Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Anyway, Alan I think the Mk IV was the Mk IV nose on the Mk I airframe (or the other way around), so I doubt we'll see both together as seperate aircraft. Glad to see an early war aircraft up and running! Link to post Share on other sites
Paul K 22 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Anyway, Alan I think the Mk IV was the Mk IV nose on the Mk I airframe (or the other way around), so I doubt we'll see both together as seperate aircraft. Glad to see an early war aircraft up and running! Yep, the other way round - it's a Mk I nose fitted to the existing Mk IV. The removed Mk IV cockpit is now an interesting exhibit in itself, in that you can stand at the open end and get a good look round the interior. Other than the IWM's Halifax nose section, I can't think of any other current WW2 British bomber exhibit where that's possible. Link to post Share on other sites
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