1/48 Airfix - Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF (PRE-ORDER)

Expected September 2026

The Bristol Blenheim constituted the Royal Air Force's most numerous aircraft type at the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939, serving prominently throughout the intense aerial campaigns that followed. Whilst primarily employed in the light bombing role, approximately 200 examples underwent specialised conversion for long-range fighter and night-fighter operations, distinguished by ventral gun packs housing four forward-firing 0.303 machine guns mounted beneath the fuselage.

This fighter variant represented a significant operational adaptation, with production of the specialised armament components and their mounting structures undertaken by Southern Railway's engineering workshops at Ashford, Kent, a testament to Britain's industrial mobilisation during wartime. The Blenheim's versatility and widespread deployment established it as a cornerstone of RAF operations during the critical early years of the Second World War.