The last and, without doubt, the worst of the Blenheim series. This a/c was originally conceived as a high level bomber. The specification was then altered to ground attack with several machine guns in the nose - then altered again to having a bomb-aimer position in the, now, partially glazed nose.This role meant added armour and other extra weight - unfortunately without the extra power in the engines. The resulting a/c was very vulnerable to enemy fighters and was never seriously used in the ETO. Most were shipped to the Mid East and India / Burma. They proved to be so vulnerable that they were withdrawn from service after several months and replaced with better aircraft such as the Beaufighter or Maryland.
Submitted by baldy
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