Blériot 127

Overview

The Blériot 127 (or Bl-127) was a monoplane bomber aircraft developed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Blériot. It was derived from the Blériot 117 escort fighter during the mid 1920s. The Blériot 127 was a relatively large aircraft for the era, featuring a conventional basic configuration and open gunner's positions in its nose and at the rear of its two underwing engine nacelles. The wing airfoil was of sufficient thickness that these latter positions could be accessed from the fuselage in flight. Forty-two aircraft were operated by the Armée de l'Air from 1929 until 1934, by which time they were thoroughly obsolete.