"Blenheim in the desert" Topic

need your help folks, I am putting together a British Desert Airforce in 1/300 scale for my games and have read in some LRDG books of Blenheim crash sites they ran across in patrols, so I know the Blenheim was used by the DAF, but not if it was the short nose or long nose version? also, if you would know of a list of other aircraft in the DAF I would be greatful. here is what I have found:
Hurrican- Mk I, Mk II hurribomber, Mk II D tank buster
Gladiator
Spitfire-Mk V
P-40 Tomahawk
Buefighter
Blenheim- Mk ?
Lysander
Hudson
Boston
Baltimore
Maryland
Wellington
RN Albacore ( to drop flares or bombs)
also some older bombers for transports, so I will not list them, but if you could add to list for me I would be greatful.
also if you know of the German planes used in the desert, I know of,
ME-109
FW-190
HE-111
JU-87
JU-88
HS-129
Storch reccon
JU-86 high altitude reccon

Osprey Combat Aircraft 5, Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2 shows Blenheim I (short nose), IVs (long nose), and Vs (long nose) operating in the Med and North Africa.

Don't forget the Mitchells and Havocs…and there were Beauforts as well.

Kevin

I have a recollection that the Hs129 was only in use in the Tunisian campaign.

However, you could also add the Bf110 to your list

British WDAF
1940
Gloster Gladiator
Hawker Hurricane I
Moraine Saulnier 406 (few and soon phased out)
Potez 63-11 (same note)
Blenheim I (short nose) fighter and bomber rigs
Blenheim IV (long nose)
Gloster Gauntlet (few and soon phased out) RAAF 3 used them as tactical bombers and whimsically referred to them as "the answer to the Stuka."
Bristol Bombay
Westland Lysander
Short Sunderland
Vickers Valentia
Martin Maryland
Vickers Wellington

1941
Fairey Fulmar
Bristol Beaufighter
Curtiss Tomahawk
Bristol Blenheim IV (fighter rig)
Grumman Martlet
Fairey Swordfish
Fairey Albacore
Bristol Beaufort
Douglas Boston
Boeing B17D
Curtiss Kittyhawk I
Hawker Hurricane II
Hawker Hurribombers

Malta
1940
Gladiator
Hurricane I
Swordfish
Martin Maryland
Wellington
Blackburn Skua

1941
Spitfire V Recon
Fairey Fulmar
Hurricane IIA and IIB
Bristol Blenheim IV
Bristol Beaufighter
Swordfish ASV (night radar recon)
Wellingon VIII ASV
Fairey Albacore
Supermarine Spitfire IV Recon
DeHavilland Mosquito Recon

I never got around to working up 1942

German
1941
Ju88 A4
He 111 H3
Ju87 R1
Bf 110 D3
Ju88 D1
Bf 109 E7
Bf 110 E3
Ju 87 B1
(incomplete research)

Italian
Sicily
1940
Macchi 200
Fiat Cr42
Savoia SM79
Savoia SM85
Ju 87B
Meridionale Ro37b
Fiat Br20

1941
Reggiane 2000
Fiat Cr25
Cant Z1007
Macchi 202
Fiat G50

Libya
1940
Fiat Cr32
Fiat Cr42
SM79
SM81
Breda Ba88
Breda Ba65
Ro37b
Caproni Ca309

1941
Fiat G50
Ju87B
Macchi 200
Br20
Macchi 202

Hope this helps

KPinder, that helped alot, thank you, hope you can do 42' search you did not get around to. I noticed the Spitfires were only recce versions and no fighters in the DAF? unless they turn up in your 42' search. The Fulmar I read somewhere that the RAF flew afew, besides the Fleet Air Arm. the Fulmars you mentioned, were they RAF?

Hi GB-- Spitfire MkV in late 41-43 including lend lease TO the Americans!!
The original air defence of Malta were 4 Gladiators--Named Faith, Hope, Charity and Desperation!!!

Spits would have had draggy chin sand filter….