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The Bristol Blenheim was conceived ...
Another 'Big Project' item (the last one here that is, the rest are just extras)
The Bristol Blenheim was conceived as a high speed passenger aircraft, but became a light bomber and entered service with the RAF in 1937. It was very successful and several countries bought and operated it.
By the start of WW2 it was considered obeselete, but lacking a replacement, many squadrons continued to fly the Blenheim, and heavy losses were suffered, especially in the Battle of Britain.
The Blenheim was converted into a fighter, night fighter and ground attack aircraft. It was armed with 2 x 7.7mm machine guns, and could also carry 1200lb of bombs.
Blenheim Mk 1 of the Finnish Air Force, 1944.
Blenheim Mk 1 of 32 Mira Hellenic Air Force, 1941.
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Bristol Blenheim in Royal Yugoslav Air Force Service
RYAF operated total number of 38 Blenheim Mk Is. Out of this number 22 were delivered from Britain while 16 were license-build by Ikarus in Yugoslavia.
Machines delivered from Britain featured standard RAF continental scheme of the time (Dark Earth/Dark Green topside and Sky underside).They kept this camouflage scheme during their service with RYAF.
Aircraft build by Ikarus featured Yugoslav camouflage scheme ("braon"/"zelena"/"oker" topside and "siva" or Sky underside) as shown on the profile in the attachment. Paints used in Yugoslav production were imported from UK.
Source of color profile: "AEROPLAN časopis za vazduhoplovnu istoriju, tehinku i kulturu", issue No 2 March-April 1990
For precise colors used for Yugoslav camouflage scheme see the fallowing table. The table actually refers to the IK-3 fighter, but these same colors were used also on Yugoslav build Blenheim Mk Is for topside patches, while undersides were painted with "siva" or Sky color. (Note that table shows only approximate tonality of the colors in question.)
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Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London
I have decided (more or less) to take the one you have shown as my 'late' version - and apply the same Yugoslav colours, and also do an 'early' (1939) version based on this one attached, but change the colours to the more correct Brit camo - it seems to make sense along with the 'whole rudder' marking in national colours...?
I'd like an opinion on this first, because it is painted in Yugo colours, but from what you have said, that would be wrong for 1939..?
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Originally Posted by Clave 
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