| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GBLY |
| 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 |
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| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hamilton - John C MunroMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYHM IATA: YHM Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 2014 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 41620 |
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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. The CWHM's trainer Bolingbroke is currently being rebuilt to flying condition from the remains of eight aircraft, salvaged from Manitoba, during the mid 1980s. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 February 2018, and has since been viewed 220 times. |