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identification of a RAF crashed aircraft – 1941 or 1942

Hello,

Could anybody identify this RAF aircraft, crashed in France in 1941 or 1942 (unknown place) ? Hampden ? Beaufort ? Blenheim ? other ?

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Thanks in advance

Pierre

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By: Pierre BABIN - 20th June 2016 at 11:14

Thank you very much to all of you gentlemen !

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By: steve_p - 20th June 2016 at 02:35

Agree with Blenheim. I think that I can make out the blisters on one of the engine cowls.

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By: Whitley_Project - 19th June 2016 at 23:14

Blenheim

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By: Malcolm McKay - 19th June 2016 at 23:04

I’m leaning towards a Hampden – closeness of nacelles and the (might be deceptive) width of the wing in that perspective.

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By: Denis - 19th June 2016 at 13:47

I was thinking Beaufighter….

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By: Creaking Door - 19th June 2016 at 12:54

Spars are way too flimsy for a four-engined bomber so it must be a twin with the fuselage burned-away; a Hampden is a much larger machine than a Blenheim too.

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By: wl745 - 19th June 2016 at 11:37

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Not much room between both engines for it to be a twin?Hampden then?or port wing of a heavy?

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By: Creaking Door - 19th June 2016 at 10:59

This is the area around the engine-oil tank on a Blenheim.

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By: Creaking Door - 19th June 2016 at 09:56

Blenheim (I think).

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