Bristol Blenheim

Blenheim ; (Tipe 142M, 149, 160)
	Blenheim Mark IV milik Skadron 21 di Bodney pada Agustus 1941
Jenis	Pesawat pengebom ringan / tempur
Pembuat	Bristol Aeroplane Company
Perancang	Frank Barnwell
Penerbangan perdana	12 April 1935
Pengenalan	1937
Dipensiunkan	1944 (Britania Raya) ; 1958 (Finlandia)
Pengguna utama	Royal Air Force; Royal Canadian Air Force ; Finnish Air Force ; Royal Yugoslav Air Force
Jumlah	4.422
Varian	Bristol Beaufort ; Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke

Bristol Blenheim adalah pesawat pengebom ringan yang awalnya dirancang sebagai pesawat komersial dengan nama Type 142. Walaupun dirancang sebagai pengebom, pesawat ini juga dapat melakukan peran lain seperti pesawat tempur jarak jauh, pesawat patroli maritim dan pesawat tempur malam selagi menunggu pengiriman Bristol Beaufighter dalam jumlah banyak. Pesawat ini juga digunakan untuk menyerang pangkalan-pangkalan udara yang dijadikan Luftwaffe sebagai basis untuk menyerang Inggris.

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