Blenheim IV

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:armament machine guns
bombs
gptkbp:cockpit enclosed
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:decommissioned after_World_War_II
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Bristol_Mercury
gptkbp:engineType radial engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1938
gptkbp:height 3.81 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first British aircraft to exceed 300 mph
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blenheim IV
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim
gptkbp:landingGear tailwheel
gptkbp:length 12.65 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Bristol_Aeroplane_Company
gptkbp:maxSpeed 500 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blenheim
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Finnish_Air_Force
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 3,300
gptkbp:productionYears 1938-1945
gptkbp:propulsion two
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:Bristol_Beaufort
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Douglas_Boston
gptkbp:retirementYear 1945
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
light bomber
gptkbp:service_ceiling 6,100 m
gptkbp:serviceHistory used in various theaters of war
gptkbp:services 1939
gptkbp:successor Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Blenheim_I
gptkb:Blenheim_V
gptkbp:weight 3,175 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 15.85 m