Anniversary of the first flight of the Boulton Paul Defiant!
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Sujet: Anniversary of the first flight of the Boulton Paul Defiant! Ven 11 Aoû 2017 - 21:34
[size=52]THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE[/size]
[size=52]BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT[/size]
The 11th August 1937 saw the first flight of the Boulton Paul Defiant prototype - making it 80 years since it first graced the skies...
With its powered dorsal mounted turret, the Boulton Paul Defiant was one of the most interesting fighter aircraft to see service during the Second World War. Originally designed to attack massed formations of enemy bombers, the additional weight of the turret and lack of forward firing defensive armament quickly dictated that the Defiant was better suited to night fighter operations.
As a night fighter, the Defiant proved to be much more effective, and during the winter Blitz (1940-41), the Defiant shot down more enemy aircraft than
any other RAF night fighter.
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