This is a repaint for the payware Alphasim Bristol Blenheim. To use it you should have a legal copy of this model.
The repaint depicts the Bristol Blenheim Mk.1F L6616 from 600sqn, RAF Manston, May 1940. This aircraft was flown by Squadron leader Wells on a mission to Waalhaven airfield Rotterdam, during the German invasion of the Netherlands. From the 6 aircraft which took part in this mission only one was able to return to Manston.
From the 13 crew members involved in this mission only 6 survived. From these 6 survivors, 3 survived the war. From one the fate is unknown. The 7 men, who died, never came home as they are all buried in near Rotterdam. The airfield Waalhaven was not rebuilt after the war and is now part of the Rotterdam Harbour. At the location of the former airfield you can find a small monument to remember the men who took part in this sad mission.
Credits: Alphasim for creating this timeless model and Martin Wright for his wonderful dxtbmp, without which these textures would not exist.
I'm aware the model is a Mk.1 and not an Mk.1F. But this was the closest available, which could be painted in a reasonable resolution.
Enjoy,
Huub Vink
December 2019
The repaint depicts the Bristol Blenheim Mk.1F L6616 from 600sqn, RAF Manston, May 1940. This aircraft was flown by Squadron leader Wells on a mission to Waalhaven airfield Rotterdam, during the German invasion of the Netherlands. From the 6 aircraft which took part in this mission only one was able to return to Manston.
From the 13 crew members involved in this mission only 6 survived. From these 6 survivors, 3 survived the war. From one the fate is unknown. The 7 men, who died, never came home as they are all buried in near Rotterdam. The airfield Waalhaven was not rebuilt after the war and is now part of the Rotterdam Harbour. At the location of the former airfield you can find a small monument to remember the men who took part in this sad mission.
Credits: Alphasim for creating this timeless model and Martin Wright for his wonderful dxtbmp, without which these textures would not exist.
I'm aware the model is a Mk.1 and not an Mk.1F. But this was the closest available, which could be painted in a reasonable resolution.
Enjoy,
Huub Vink
December 2019
