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Constructed as a Bolingbroke IVT by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) at Quebec, Canada. |
18 May 1943 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 10201. |
From 1946 to Circa 1966 |
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To Mr.. C. A. Yuill, Portage La Prairie, MB.
Mr. Yuill stored the airframe on his farm on his farm at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba for the next 20 years. |
1984 |
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To Sir W. J. D. Roberts. |
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To Strathallan Aircraft Collection, Scotland. |
From 15 February 1989 to 4 December 2003 |
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To Graham Arthur Warner with new c/r G-BPIV. |
From 15 February 1989 to 4 December 2003 |
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Based at Historic Flying Ltd/Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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15 February 1989 |
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To Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford Airfield keeping c/r G-BPIV. |
From Unknown to 28 May 1993 |
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Restored.
Returned to airworthy condition. Finished in the colours of 68 Squadron. |
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To unknown owner with c/r G-BPIV. |
24 July 1993 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Bolingbroke IV.T of the Aircraft Restoration Company as Z5722 on the flight-line at the 1993 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. |
30 August 1993 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: At Great Warbirds Airshow, Wroughton, UK, 1993 |
16 July 1994 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU). |
26 July 1994 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
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Markings Applied: QY-C, L8841
Finished in the colours of 254 Squadron. |
May 1998 |
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Photographer: Fred Taylor
Notes: G-BPIV/L8841 photographed at Duxford, UK in May 1998. |
6 September 1999 |
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Photographer: Joop de Groot
Notes: 1999 photo taken at Wattisham in the UK. The aircraft is currently on rebuild at Duxford UK. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot |
19 July 2003 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford. |
August 2003 |
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Grounded. |
4 December 2003 |
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To Blenheim (Duxford) Ltd, C/O Propshop Ltd, Duxford Airfield, Duxford, Cambridge keeping c/r G-BPIV. |
From 2011 to November 2014 |
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Restored as a Bolingbroke IVT.
Re-built at Duxford, UK. Retains the extensively restored rear fuselage of 10201 but has the nose of Blenheim If L6739.(THe nose section had been converted into an electric car in 1946 and had to be rebuilt into an airworthy structure). |
19 May 2012 |
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Photographer: Fred Taylor
Notes: Photographed undergoing restoration at Duxford, UK on 19 May 2012. |
Circa July 2013 |
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Markings Applied: YP-Q, L6739
Painted in the markings of 23Sqn RAF when the aircraft nose section was serving at RAF Wittering in late 1939. |
20 November 2014 |
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First flight.
Flown by Aircraft Restoration Company chief pilot John Romain and flight engineer James Gilmour. |
19 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
Notes: RAF Fairford, UK |
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To Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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7 July 2024 |
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Photographer: Johnny Palmaers
Notes: The Bristol Blenheim L6739 was photographed during the Fly-Inn Zwartberg (Genk) Belgium |
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