BOULTON PAUL DEFIANCE

DIETER · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:20 pm

Hi all
I meet this guy yesterday who told me his father was flying a " Boulton Paul Defiance" air craft in WW2. I have never heard of this particular air craft; does anybody know of any of these air craft on display anywhere? are there any left?

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:23 pm

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/uk/bo ... efiant.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton-Paul_Defiant

http://www.battleofbritain.net/0009.html

3 good links for info.

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:53 pm

Defiant, I believe, sort of a TBM look a like. Not effective against high performance German planes., lacked speed and had its guns in a turent rather than wing guns. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:12 pm

a fugly warbird!!

blurrkup · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:13 pm

There is a complete example at the RAF Museum at Hendon and also a reproduction at the Boulton Paul Aircraft Heritage Centre alongside some substantial wreckage. I believe these are the only examples.

Jeff Funk · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:14 pm

There is one on display at the RAF Museum at Hendon.

lestweforget · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:19 pm

Designed as a fighter from the outset. It initially worked well, taking the enemy by surprise, until they learned how to deal with it and decimated the squadrons. It did move on to do sterling work as a makeshift night fighter. Altogether an idea that didn't really work but that does not detract from the bravery of it's crews. The Boulton Paul Association have a superb replica http://homepage.ntlworld.com/markansell/bpa/index.html

JDK · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:48 pm

See this thread:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=12895

And some of my photos here:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31021

Like most aircraft, there's a lot of half-truths and myths about the reason the type failed, but it also fulfilled an important role as an early night fighter. Not a great aircraft, but like most obscure types, there's fascinating history. We published a book on the type, by Mark Ansell.

http://mmpbooks.biz/books/8389450194/8389450194p.htm

Feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them, or get Mark! The previous posts are great and accurate on the survivors, thanks guys.

Robbo · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:01 pm

Hal B · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:47 pm

I always kind of liked the Defiant; just strange enough to be interesting :wink:

Mudge · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:36 pm

This is the one at Hendon that I now see that Robbo already posted. Oh well!!

Mudge the tardy :oops:

As you can see mine's BIGGER than his. :shock:

JDK · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:58 pm

OK, the prototype:

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