1:72 Scale Diecast Bristol Blenheim Mk IF Model, RAF No.29 Sqn, RAF Digby, England, June 1940 (Limited Edition)

This model measures 7.25" long by 9.25" wide.

Although only entering RAF service in 1937 by the outbreak of WW2 very few Blenheim 1s remained in service with UK-based bomber squadrons, most having been superseded in the bomber role by the much improved Mk IV. However the Mk I continued service as conversion and crew trainers with OTUs. However of far more significance were around 200 Mk Is that were converted to night fighters carrying the brand new AI (Airborne Interception) radar. Similar in overall outline to the standard Mk I bomber, the night fighter carried an additonal under-fuselage pack housing four forward firing 0.303 machine guns. It was such equipped Mk IFs that scored the first successful AI or enemy aircraft on the night of 2-3 July 1940. Blenheim Mk IF, L1327, based at RAF Digby in June 1940, looks remarkably similar to a standard Blenheim apart from the ventral gun pack. It wasn't until December 1940 that the night fighters began to receive an overall black paint finish.

Corgi "Aviation Archive" diecast airplanes feature:

* Diecast metal construction with some plastic components

* Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details

* Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals

* Optional extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels

* Poseable presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight"

* Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity

* Detailed pilot and crew member figures

* Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards

* Selected interchangeable features such as airbrakes, opened canopies and access panels

* Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings