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Boulton Paul Defiant at RAFM Hendon - the only surviving intact example. This night fighter version proved a successful application of the turreted fighter. #ww2 #WWII #defiant #fighter #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Boulton Paul Defiant was designed to meet a specification that envisaged - quite sensibly at the time - formations of German bombers threatening the UK far beyond the range of their escort fighters. Blitzkrieg changed all assumptions, but the Defiant would prove effective in the night fighter role equipped with Air Intercept radar #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #defiant #rafmuseum | Daniel J Wheatcroft