emblem RAF RAF No 40 Squadron

Bristol Blenheim MkI RAF 40Sqn BLG RAF Wyton England 1940

Bristol Blenheim MkI RAF 40Sqn BLL RAF Wyton England 1940

Bristol Blenheim MkI RAF 40Sqn BLM and BL-U RAF Wyton England 1940

Bristol Blenheim MkI RAF 40Sqn BL RAF Wyton England 1940

Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn BLV R3612 in flight July 1940 IWM CH787

Blenheim Mark IV, R3612 BL-V, of No. 40 Squadron RAF based at Wyton, Huntingdonshire, in flight. R3612 previously served with the Photographic Development Unit. It was lost with its entire crew on 8/9 September 1940 during a night raid on invasion barges at Ostend.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 787 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126771

Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn at Wyton Huntingdonshire IWM CH732

Two Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No. 40 Squadron RAF, running up their engines at Wyton, Huntingdonshire.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 732 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126770

Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn being armed at Wyton Cambridgeshire IWM CH761

Groundcrew preparing a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV of No. 40 Squadron RAF to receive a load of 250-lb GP bombs at Wyton, Cambridgeshire.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 761 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205208673

Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn BLM BLU and BLA at Wyton Cambridgeshire IWM CH753

Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of No. 40 Squadron RAF, lined up ready for a raid at Wyton, Cambridgeshire.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 753 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205208671

Bristol Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn BLL RAF Wyton England 1940 IWM CH726

Bristol Blenheim Mk IVs of No. 40 Squadron RAF prepare for take off at Wyton, Cambridgeshire.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 726 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205208668

Bristol Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn BLG R3811 at Wyton Cambridgeshire 1940 IWM CH717

Bristol Blenheim Mk IVs of No. 40 Squadron RAF prepare for take off at Wyton, Cambridgeshire.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 717 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205208666

Bristol Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn BLV R3612 at Wyton Cambridgeshire Jul 1940 IWM CH787

Blenheim Mark IV, R3612 BL-V, of No. 40 Squadron RAF based at Wyton, Huntingdonshire, in flight. R3612 previously served with the Photographic Development Unit. It was lost with its entire crew on 8/9 September 1940 during a night raid on invasion barges at Ostend.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 787 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126771

Bristol Blenheim MkIV RAF 40Sqn BLR over Abbeville France IWM C1664

Bristol Blenheim Mark IV, 'BL-R', of No. 40 Squadron RAF, No. 2 Group, based at Wyton, Huntingdonshire, photographed from another aircraft while on a daylight reconnaissance sortie to Abbeville, France. The pilot was Flying Officer P F T Wakeford.

Imperial War Museum IWM C 1664 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126771

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    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/

 

This webpage was updated 16th November 2021