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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 designed and...
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  • Boulton Paul Defiant 1937 – turret fighter Boulton Paul P.90 Proposal for a four-engined bomber, to meet Specification B.12/36. Not built. Boulton Paul P.92...
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    cockpit. For the British, the most disappointing fighter was the Boulton-Paul Defiant. This aircraft was intended to be used as a "bomber destroyer" because...
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  • World War II aces by country. For "turret fighters" such as the Boulton Paul Defiant, the pilot put the aircraft into position with the enemy and it was...
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    This is a list of the Boulton Paul Defiant operators. Royal Australian Air Force No. 456 Squadron RAAF used the Defiant between its formation in June...
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    elevated for no-allowance [1] shooting. While turret fighters like the Boulton Paul Defiant and the naval Blackburn Roc addressed the same threat – enemy bombers...
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  • Web" Boulton Paul Defiant, a British fighter aircraft of World War 2 Defiant 300, a prototype aircraft of the Philippines GWR 4073 Class 5080 Defiant, a...
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    outbreak of the Second World War. Posted to No. 264 Squadron, he flew Boulton Paul Defiant fighters during the later stages of the Battle of France when the...
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    Blackburn Roc (category Boulton Paul aircraft)
    another aircraft manufacturer, Boulton Paul, which had also designed their own turret fighter, the Boulton Paul Defiant. On 23 December 1938, the prototype...
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    good effect in attacking small or "pinpoint" targets. The RAF's Boulton Paul Defiant had some initial success over Dunkirk because of its resemblance...
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