"Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943" A Bristol Blenheim Mark IV returns to Gambut, Libya, in the failing evening light, after completing a sortie. In the foreground, Blenheim Mark IV, V6149 'A', of No. 45 Squadron RAF has been 'bedded down' for the night with tarpaulin covers over the engines and nose section.