| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 9940 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 142 Blenheim |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 142M/149/160 Blenheim/Bolingbroke/Bisley |
| Aircraft Version: | Bristol 149 Bolingbroke Mk4T |
| Licence-built by: | Fairchild Canada |
| C/n (msn): | [ 9940 ] |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | East FortuneMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 8 November 2014 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 108865 |
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The Bolingbroke was intended as an improved version of the Blenheim but immediately pre-WWII the British were in urgent need of actual plane numbers on the ground rather than down-the-line projects. Development was handed over to the Canadians and the end result was 626 Bolingbrokes produced between 1939 and 1943. This example is under restoration at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune and is actually a composite aircraft using the fuselage of 9940 with the wings of 9049. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 December 2018, and has since been viewed 781 times. |