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Originally Posted by Martin Gleeson
#3 is a really great find. A Blenheim Mk. I with the 'KQ' code of 55 Squadron. They used the Mk. I only until December 1940 apparently and did not operate in Greece. Their base from June 1940 until January 1941 was Fuka Main in Egypt. The best candidates seem to be;
L8397, 31 August 1940
L1538, 18 October 1940
and possibly L8530 on 12 October 1940.
All crashed at or near Fuka.
It would be great if someone can positively identify this Blenheim.
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Could be an ex-55 Sqnd aircraft allocated to another unit operating in Greece.
I have an 2017 ebay pic of the forward part of a Blenheim Mk I 'MERCURY' with dust filters under the engines,
and in the background there is an engineless PZL 24 coded Δ122.