Bristol Bolingbroke restoration

[Rheged]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-26563955

Includes some pretty pictures!

[kitnut617]

When I returned to the UK back in 2002, I saw the Blenheim flying at Duxford.  I learnt later it crashed on landing one time.  Is this the same aircraft or is it another being restored.

[PR19_Kit]

No, but the Duxford Blenheim that crashed IS being restored however, but as a short nose Mk IF fighter no less!

There's a feature on it in the latest 'Aeroplane Magazine' and the short nose was apparently being used as a CAR before the restoration team recovered it! They're keeping the MkIV nose in store so they can bolt it back on later if they want to.

[Captain Canada]

Awesome stuff. If the Boly or Blenheim doesn't have the coolest looking cockpit then I don't know what has !

I wonder how the CWHM one is getting on.....off to go check !

[Captain Canada]

Here's some info on the CDN one. Love the pic of the nose sections in the hangar !

http://www.warplane.com/vintage-aircraft-collection/aircraft-history.aspx?aircraftId=7

[The Wooksta!]

Does this mean the spine-tingly awesome potential of two flying Blenheims?