Boulton Paul Aircraft
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Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer that was incorporated in 1934, although its origins in aircraft manufacturing began earlier in 1914 and lasted until 1961. The company mai
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a "turret fighter", an aircraft type developed for Britain's air defence against enemy bombers
Badge worn by Boulton Paul staff during World War II
Type A gun turret with its interior visible on a Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I, 1940
A two-gun dorsal turret from a Handley Page Halifax at the Newark Air Museum
Boulton Paul Defiant
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The Boulton Paul Defiant is a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force during World War II. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter" t
Boulton Paul Aircraft
…until 1961. The company mainly built and modified aircraft under contract to other manufacturers, but had a few notable designs of its own, such as the Defiant fighter and the Balliol trainer. The company's origins date back to an ironmonger's shop founded in 1797 in Norwich. By the early 1900s, Boulton & Paul…
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I
Defiant N1671 from 307 Squadron at the RAF Museum London, partially dismantled, with its tail, engine cowling and outer wing sections removed, 2016
An air-gunner of 264 Squadron wearing a 'GQ Parasuit', or "rhino suit", August 1940