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Sorry - not Serbia - Albania!
Posted by Oops on Fri Apr 26, 2002 07:21:32 AM
In reply top Re: British built Blenheims question posted by Elliott on Fri Apr 26, 2002 07:12:21 AM
It's not the years, it's the milage!
: Hi Cees
:
: The Greeks pulled a blenheim out of a lake on the border w
: ith Serbia. It was quite corroded in the pics I saw - I t
: hink it is in Athens now, but was not on display when I wa
: s there a couple of years ago.
:
: Elliott
:
: : Am I correct in stating that there are very very few Bri
: ti
: : sh built Blenheims surviving today compared to the Canad
: ia
: : n Bolingbrokes?
: :
: : As far as I can tell there is a Britisch built Blenheim
: IV
: : in Finland together with two Mk I nose-sections and ano
: th
: : er Mk I nose in the care of Aircraft Restoration Company
: a
: : t Duxford.
: :
: : I remember that some years ago the wreck of a Blenheim w
: as
: : pulled out of a Greek lake and it was rumoured that it
: wa
: : s going to be restored. Any updates on that one?
: :
: : Cheers
: :
: : Cees(seemingly always asking about British types, and no
: t
: : regretting it)