LIMITED EDITION  1/72 SCALE 

Although only entering RAF service in 1937 by the outbreak of the Second World War very few Blenheim 1s remained in service with UK-based bomber squadrons, most having been superseded in the bomber role by the much improved MkIV.  However the Mk1 continued in service as conversion and crew trainers with OTUs.

Of far more significance were around 200 MK1s that were converted to night fighters carrying the brand new AI (airborne interception) radar.  Similar in overall outline to the standard Mk1 bomber, the nightfighter carried an additional under-fuselage pack housing four forward firing 0.303 machine guns.  It was such equipped MK1Fs that scored the first successful AI interception of enemy aircraft on the night of 2nd - 3rd July 1940.  

Blenheim Mk1F, L1237, based at RAF Digby in June 1940, looks remarkably similar to a standard Blenheim bomber apart from the ventral gun pack.  It wasn't until December 1940 that the nightfighters began to receive an overall black paint finish.

Features of this 1:72 scale replica include detailed cockpit, bomb aimer’s station and dorsal gun turret, with crew figures.

This limited edition model from Corgi is part of the highly collectable Aviation Archive range of die-cast model aircraft.  Scales include 1:48, 1:72 and 1:144 and features aeroplanes from World War I, World War II and the modern era.  Most models in the Aviation Archive range are limited editions.