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Defiant
Manufacturer : Boulton Paul
BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT Built as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret. Designed as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264 squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of 1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in 1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built |
Defiant
Defiant Artwork Collection |
  Night of Defiance by Ivan Berryman. |   Clipped Signature - Cyril Hampshire. |  Guardian of the Night by M A Kinnear. |
  Boulton Paul Defiants by Barry Price. |   Defiant but Doomed by Stan Stokes. |
| Top Aces for : Defiant | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Frederick Barker | 12.00 | The signature of Frederick Barker features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Joseph Berry | 3.00 | |
