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The first true production Blenheim Mk I K7034 was completed in November 1936. Deliveries to the RAF began on 10 March 1937 and the first squadron to receive the new aircraft was No 114 Sqn commanded by Sqn Ldr Hamilton-Brookes, based at Wyton.  As the political situation in Europe worsened only the foolhardy believed that the continent would not be plunged into another horrific war. Britain’s aircraft manufacturers made enormous efforts to bring their new designs into service.

 

 
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In January 1938 the RAF bomber fleet comprised 57 home based squadrons and 11 Auxiliary units all of them equipped with antiquated aircraft that were hopelessly out-dated. Staggeringly 11 different types of aircraft from no less than seven different manufacturers were deployed among these units.

 
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.Within two years Britain’s aircraft industry had built sufficient numbers of Blenheims, Battles, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to replace the entire home based bomber fleet. A further 11 light bomber squadrons were issued with Blenheims overseas. The addition of a forward firing gun pack converted the Blenheim into a long-range fighter. Aircraft so equipped were referred to as Mk IFs; four .303 machine guns were carried in rectangular pack fitted over the closed bomb bay doors. Each gun was supplied with 500 rounds of belt fed ammunition giving the pilot the ability to fire a continuous burst of 20 seconds.

 
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The installation of the gun pack prevented the use of the bomb bay, but a light bomb rack could be fitted under the rear fuselage. The assembly of the gun packs was undertaken by the Southern Railway Company at Ashford in Kent.

 

 

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Romania ordered 40 Bristol Blenheims in 1939, but only 37 made it to Romania, the rest being lost on the way. They equipped 4 long range reconnaissance squadrons (1st-4th) and played an important role in providing information on the movement of forces on the USSR, Hungarian and Bulgarian borders. In 1941, the 2nd Long Range Recon Squadron was disbanded and its Blenheims given to the other three squadrons. These units carried out some of the first missions of Operation Barbarossa, but also suffered some heavy losses. In August 1942, because of supply problems, only 27 Blenheims remained in service, including three ex-Yugoslav aircraft bought from Germany.

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