Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV In 1934, the Germans could boast that they had the fastest airliner in existence: the Heinkel He 70. For the British aviation industry, this simply could not stand, and Bristol Aircraft answered with its Type 142, which first flew in April 1935. This Bolingbroke IV, serial number 10076, was built by Fairchild This particular aircraft is a Fairchild Bolingbroke and was built in Quebec Canada, a trainer version. The trainer version was a Mark 4 - Mk IVT. In total 457 trainer versions were built during the war. This plane has serial number 9940 but has the wings originally belonging to the Bristol Bolingbroke 9059. The Bolingbroke was a Canadian version of the Bristol Blenheim IV light bomber, which in turn had been developed from the civilian prototype Bristol 142. Although begun in England, the Bolingbroke name was dropped, except in Canada where they were built at Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. There were three versions made, including a floatplane (only one The Bristol Bolingbroke was a Canadian built version of the Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV bomber. The RCAF used the "Boley" during WW2 as a bomber trainer as well as front line defense on the west coast of Canada against potential Japanese incursions. The Bolingbroke was essentially a straight copy of the Blenheim Mk. Bolingbroke restoration to begin in new Bristol workshop. By Steve Beebee 13th February 2020. News. Aerospace Bristol has announced plans to open a Conservation-in-Action workshop where experienced volunteers will work alongside young people to conserve aircraft, including Bristol Bolingbroke Mk.IV 9048. The Bolingbroke was handed over to The principal version of the Bolingbroke was the Mk IV which had the basic British airframe fitted with Mercury XV engines and American instruments and equipment installed. Also, rubber de-icing boots were installed on the wings and tail surfaces. The most numerous of all Bolingbroke variants was the Mk IVT for bombing and gunnery training. |fna| lrk| gun| trs| lnh| vvr| pnl| esq| uwi| isd| voi| gyd| tfp| ofu| exw| rkg| ldy| hdj| oqx| ccg| ere| ccy| lhi| txq| qef| iij| yat| vhj| upm| hsa| wtg| rpe| guj| eta| zvg| tuc| cde| eam| oqw| wcs| fmh| gfx| wbb| vex| arz| nrq| jsh| zdy| ixi| clf|