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Old 3rd August 2018, 22:51
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ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Hi

This Blenheim of n°53sqdn is given to be lost at Brussel-Evere

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Does anybody know if the serial has surfaced ?

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Old 4th August 2018, 00:26
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Bertrand,

I believe the location is Metz aerodrome in France and that this Blenheim is either L4862 or P6916. I think I have seen a photo somewhere with both Blenheims in view but no serials unfortunately. Both were damaged on 10 May 1940, by bombing or running into a bomb crater and later abandoned.

If anyone has a clearer view of the serial it would be great to know for sure.

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Old 4th August 2018, 05:23
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Well, I tried to enhance the image and get a better idea of the serial. Unfortunately, with my meagre photoshop skills, the enhancement wasn't that much better.
From what I could see, it looks to begin with any of these (although I'll concede the image is so poor I wouldn't bet on any of them) -
F2, F4, F7, FZ, P2, P4, P7, PZ, T2, T4, T7, TZ, V2, V4, V7, VZ, Y2, Y4, Y7, YZ.
On my production info, only P4 or T2 fit with Blenheim IV. I would probably lean to P4.
I have no idea when they were produced, where they were allocated, or if it fits at all with the photo.
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Old 4th August 2018, 09:49
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Thanks Peter and Martin for your detailed replies

I browsed the tons of tons of ebay pictures not put in the good directory and it seems that this one has a better "readable" serial

Is Peter able to decipher ?

TIA

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Old 4th August 2018, 09:57
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

I think this may be the aircraft in question all from old ebay
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Old 4th August 2018, 10:22
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Thanks for this but this PZ-Z is lost at Vitry en Artois

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Jean-Louis ROBA in Batailles Aériennes n°72 gives serial L9332 and lost on 10 may following Flak

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Old 4th August 2018, 17:06
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

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Thanks Peter and Martin for your detailed replies

I browsed the tons of tons of ebay pictures not put in the good directory and it seems that this one has a better "readable" serial

Is Peter able to decipher ?

TIA

Attachment 16894

Bertrand
Sorry Bertrand. Even the simple act of me saving this new photo to the hard drive causes significant loss of quality. An expert might be able to explain why - I can't. Any enhancement I can do just doesn't help.
In Google Chrome, if you click on the photo to open it, and then click on it again when the mouse cursor is a hand, you can then hold down the control key on the keyboard and turn the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. That's the best I can offer on this one. You should be able to zoom to 500%.
To me, the numbers appear to be 4852, but the curl in what I would have expected to be the P is not visible. That doesn't mean to say it can't be P4852, but it would make L4852 an option.
Now, if you think it's 4892, then L is the only option I can see in my list.
It's a pity the photographer wasn't a few inches taller!
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Old 4th August 2018, 18:37
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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Bertrand, Peter

The photo (S-11600(4)) that Bertrand put up is much clearer to me when one looks at it from a certain distance. I am certain that is L4862.

Thanks to both of you for clarifying this.

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Re: ID of a Blenheim lost at Brussel-Evere

Thanks for your help ; I definitely sign for the L4862.


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Thanks for this but this PZ-Z is lost at Vitry en Artois

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Jean-Louis ROBA in Batailles Aériennes n°72 gives serial L9332 and lost on 10 may following Flak

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