In '39 -'40 the RAF was desperate for fighter aircraft and so approximately sixty Mk. IVs were produced as fighters with the addition of the four gun belly pack. These served mainly with Coastal Command to protect convoys from aerial attack. As these a/c were replaced by better equipment they were shipped to the Middle East where they could still perform a useful role. Some of these a/c were even fitted with 20mm cannon in the nose for a ground attack role. When the threat from Japan became apparent many Blenheim Mk. IV and Mk. IVF were shipped to the Far East where they performed useful service until replaced.
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