plasticmasher Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Hi all, has the collective brain of BM seen any photos of Mk.1 Blenheims from 110 or 107 that would have been the first aircraft to populate RAF Wattisham when it opened; and would the airframes be in full 'yellow-ringed roundel splendour', or dulled down by 11 May 1939 when the two squadrons flew their aircraft to the station? Struggling to find serial numbers/schemes here, using Google throws up an air to air shot of a Mk.1 which appears to have dull roundels but no coding Thanks all who read Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Bombers Squadrons of the RAF gives three serials for both units. 107 L1286 L1290 L1300. 110 K7144 K 7145 L1300 No codes for either but there may be examples in Combat Codes. Given possible build dates pre Munich I'd say overpainted to red/blue. Edited October 31, 2019 by Graham Boak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Bombing Colours gives: 107; L1290 and L1291 110; K7150, K7157, and L1204 These are Squadron serials not tied to any airfield. No codes given in either case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticmasher Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Hi, and thanks. Useful info. I've also ordered a second hand copy of Profile Publications Mk.1 Blenheim (#39) as it has a list of production serials which may assist. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Combat Codes has BZ.A L1298 and AY.A L1304. However his preceding articles in Aviation News 27 Aug to 4 Sep 1986 has photos of both and AY.N N6207. Not brilliant photos, but L1298 has textbook B roundels on the fuselage whereas L1304 has larger ones which appear overpainted. Other examples quoted are AY.D K7147 and AY.B N6198. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I don't think the Profile will help, I have it and there is nothing on either Squadron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticmasher Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Graham, thank you I will see if I can search that one out. Silver Fox, for £3.98 posted from a well known auction site, it is a pamphlet that is of interest anyway, more general info and research for my project. But thanks for the 'heads up'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 The Profile Publication book: https://boxartden.com/reference/gallery/index.php/Modeling-References/Aircraft-Profiles/Britain/WW2/Bristol-Blemheim-I-93 Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudioN Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 "The Bristol Blenheim" by Graham Warner has a photo of K7114 at Waddington in 1938, coded AY-B (with AY aft of the roundel in larger characters). It appears to have yellow-blue-white-red roundels modified into blue-red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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