The British Bristol Blenheim medium bomber emerged from the world’s fastest commercial airliner of the 1930s: the Bristol Type 142. Configured for use by the Royal Air Force, the Blenheim spammed several variants, one of which was a night fighter bomber.
Armed with either three Vickers or three Browning machine guns and a bombload of over 1,000 pounds, the Blenheim proved especially reliable during the first years of World War 2 thanks to its incredible speed of over 2,867 miles per hour.
From the Battle of France to the heroic defense of Britain, the Blenheim was always ready to serve the king and the country until the Third Reich was eradicated…
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Shame about the name ?
He lost me when I realised he couldn't even pronounce the name of the aeroplane.
Blenheim is pronounced 'Blenim'.
My stewardess once said; "We will be flying at a speed of 30,ooo miles an hour and an elevation of 500 feet "
2,867mph eh?
Pretty impressive for a prop plane.
Do you even read the script, or is the voice just a slighter superior version of the various "top ten" clickbait site cg voices?
Damn that was a fast bomber.😄
2000mph ?
I wish he would learn how t pronounce the name properly.
Warp speed bomber. Will wonders ever cease?
Blenin not blen hime please
Heinkel not henkel
Top speed is more like 428Km/h
Meth
a video ripped to shreds by commenters
Missing historical content…this aircraft was also built in Australia and was re-engineered to use P&W twin wasps, then being built under license in Australia. Also evolved into the beaufighter….you missed that historical content. Also pronounced ‘Blenem’, silent H. Piss poor effort.
Load of wank
A mistake like that should result in reuploading an edited video
"Blennum",it's pronounced"Blennum"
I see a lot of comments about the incorrect speed. Which I think is more likely to be the range distance. But I see none about the multiple miss pronunciations of the word Blenheim ( Which is actually pronounced Bleh·nuhm )
So Double Whammy.. Great Vid.. Just needs more research.. 😁
I can see why these configurations were thought to be competitive, same with the Defiant, as fighters and fighter-bombers with rear gunners with scarf-rings had been effective in multiple types during WW1. It was a reasonable expectation they would also be in WW2. What changed of course, was the speed differential and sheer hitting power of single seat fighters in WW2. In WW1 most fighters had 1 or two machine guns, v a similar amount in the rear gunner's position. By 1939, a single seat fighter had around 4 times the firepower, and more if it also had 20mm cannons.
Shouldn't it be 286mph , how could it fly at Mach 4
The Blenheim was not great in a medium bomber role over France but earned its stripes flying from Malta to terrorise Axis shipping where it was modified as a torpedo bomber. Also birthed the Beaufighter so that was pretty good.
Just a minor note, the H is silent.
It is pronounced Blen' im.
280 mph maybe?
Does anyone who knows anything at all about aviation check the scripts?
I was shocked, but not surprised, when the narrator said thst this aircraft could hit mach 4.
Over 2000 mph huh?
Great video as usual… but it's pronounced "Blen-IM" not "Blen-HEIM" … named after a famous battle in the 18th Centaury… Thanks! 😀
Can’t believe that speed!
The clips of frame pieces being moved by 2 men, those are parts of a Vickers Wellington. The clips of a partially finished fuselage being moved around, also Vickers Wellington. I'm ignoring the super bozo speed mentioned in the beginning. Enough hilarity on that Already.
Aside from the supersonic speed claims its the Blinhime and Hinkel pronuciation thats hard to excuse too
Blenheim is not pronounced that way on English. It isn't a German aircraft. To make it clear, try Blenhem or perhaps Blenem.
The i is silent. It is pronounce blenem.
It is a British aircraft, at least try to not pronounce the name in German? The H is silent. And as for Rothmere…….
Did I hear over mach 4 ?
More horse beatings
I turned this video off after he claimed it could do 2867mph! 🤣💀
pull your head OUT before you release these vids
It’s pronounced him not heim
On a lighter note the modern natzi salute has been reduced to a mere dirty smirk.thats what I look for…🧐⚔️🏴☠️ That and vaxx fauxation.
thats not a bad top speed for a piston engine and there was frank whittle pissing round with jet engines!…you live n learn eh! 🙂
"The Narrator Ripped to Shreds By the People Paying Attention."
Is it me or are the voiceovers getting more incorrect
Youtube must take this channel down for disinformation, ASAP.
Sure they got beat up, no fighter support.
This video should be scrapped. Needs to be totally redone.
Isn't the construction footage of a Wellington? Distinctive geodetic airframe.
Blenheim is actually pronounced Blenem or Blenim. The one good thing it did was lead to the Beaufighter.
A.I. at work.