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- The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter" to meet the RAF requirement for day and night fighters that could concentrate their firepower on enemy bombers which were not expected to have fighter escorts due to the distance from Germany to the United Kingdom.
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The Boulton Paul Defiant is a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II.
The Defiant was a two-seat turret fighter, operated with mixed fortunes during the Battle of Britain period but finding its niche as a night fighter in the 1940-42 period, as well as extensive use later in the war for air-sea rescue and target tug roles in the UK and Middle and Far East.
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A two-seater, its crew consisting of a pilot and gunner, low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter of all metal construction with retractable tail wheel type landing gear and powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin I engine the first prototype of Boulton Paul's aircraft, now called the Defiant, made its initial flight on the 11th August 1937 in the hands ...
The Boulton Paul Defiant is a British interceptor aircraft designed as a turret fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. Time Period: Interwar Period, World War II. Country of Origin: United Kingdom. Type: Fighter Aircraft, Trainer Aircraft. Manufacturer: Boulton Paul Aircraft.
Jun 26, 2016 · Often maligned as a failure, the Boulton Paul Defiant found a successful niche as a night-fighter during the German ‘Blitz’ on London, scoring a significant number of combat kills before being relegated to training and support roles.
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The Battle of Britain Museum in Kent recently acquired a replica World War Two Boulton Paul Defiant fighter, lovingly built from scratch by Jack Holmes and colleagues of the Boulton Paul Association at their workshop and museum in Wolverhampton.
May 20, 2015 · The Boulton Paul Defiant had a significant success in the German attacks leading up to the evacuation at Dunkirk. The sheer fire power of the Defiant took the Luftwaffe by surprise and by May 1940, the Defiant had shot down 65 German planes.
