StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Defiant

A Mark 1 Boulton Paul "Defiant" ... Boulton Paul's first defiant P.82 prototype, [fin no. K8310] took her maiden flight on 11th August 1937, initially without the turret ... in response to a design requirement for a day fighter, intended for attacking unescorted bombers ... [note turret - looks remarkably like a Parnall Aircraft product. If it is one of them, then my late father was partly responsible for making the turret work. He found a way of making the nuts & bolts that held ball bearing races in position actually fit properly]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_Paul_Defiant Not my Image ; fair use & public education

A Boulton Paul Defiant [fin number - N1585] from 264 squadron at RAF Duxford. It was shot down in May1940. {colourised image} [note turret - looks remarkably like a Parnall Aircraft product. If it is one of them, then my late father was partly responsible for making the turret work. He found a way of making the nuts & bolts that held ball bearing races in position actually fit properly]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_Paul_Defiant Not my Image ; fair use & public education .