After the disastrous accident that fielded the world's only flying Blenheim.

After the disastrous accident that fielded the world's only flying Blenheim, a plan has been made for its future

Few aviation enthusiasts have had a harder road to come next than Graham Warner who concedes Bristol Blenheim G-BPIV. As we had previously mentioned, the aircraft was extensively damaged in a crash landing at Duxfbrd in succession 18 August. A new agreement has been reached that will diocese the aircraft return to the air.

The damaged Blenheim has been donated to a recently made known company, Blenheim (Duxford) Ltd., that has been created to rebuild the bomber. Graham has donated a large amount of standard of value to the project but more stocks will be needed to whole the rebuild, a project that is estimated to take approximately three years.

During November 2003 Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch issued a bulletin upon the accident. The aircraft was returning from a private air display at Somerley Park when, "the pilot noticed a disparity in readings between the left and right tank firing gauges. There was also significantly les total combustible matter than would have been reckon uponed for this stage of the flight. The material for burning levels were checked as being correct prior to the flight with a dipstick and, without any reason to suspect a leak, the pilot assumed a gauge error.

"He continued towards Duxford, calculating that unruffled if the gauge readings were correct, there was still sufficient fuel...as the aircraft joined left base leg for Runway 24 at Duxford, the right engine started to roller and a decision was taken in succession early finals to land in a field east of the runway. cloyed flap was selected and power reduc in order to land in this field on the contrary at this point the right engine began developing power, making the runway a more viable option.

"As the pilot attempted to land upon the runway, the right engine stopped. glutted power was selected on the left engine moreover because of the developing right revolve power had to be reduc again. The aircraft hit the embankment short of the beginning sliding up it, turning in consequence of 90-deg and coming to a stop.

"Subsequent investigation showed that the right engine had failed by the and of fuel starvation. When calculating firing required, the pilot had applied consumption figures for 'weak' mixture setting if it were not that had flown with 'normal' mixture pickeded consumption data for which was unknown. The investigation was unable to establish wherefore the right-hand engine had used more firing than the left. Although material for burning cross-feed was selected, it appears to have been incapable of supplying material for burning from the left tank to the right engine in the left banked use on to finals."

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