Bristol Blenheim flies again

[aeropilot]

hidetheelephants said:

They do seem to have crashed a lot; are Blenheims particularly tricky to pilot?

Both accidents were basic pilot error, unrelated to the handling attributes of the aircraft.

[fatboy b]

Simpo Two said:

fatboy b said:

Wow. My uncle was squadron leader on these in the war, so I 'm very happy to see one flying again.

You might be interested in http://www.blenheimsociety.org.uk/

Thanks. I'll have a read.

[Simpo Two]

fatboy b said:

Thanks. I'll have a read.

The magazine is better than the website It also has a section where relatives and researchers can write asking for information, so if you send them as much as you have about your uncle you might get some replies.

[fatboy b]

Thanks again. Here's his grave in Padstow.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&a...

Sad ending, as they both outlived their 2 children who died of MS and cancer. I will get in touch to see if there's any info on his service life. His wife Joyce was my dad's sister. He told me a few snippets of his life. He went on to become the CO of RAF Northolt, and then used to get called away for 3 months at a time during the cold war. He was on the other end of the phone to Maggie when needed to press the big red button apparently. That's pretty much all I have.