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The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy's Blackburn Roc. The concept of a turret fighter related directly to the successful First World War-era Bristol F.2 Fighter.
In practice, the Defiant was found to be reasonably effective as a bomber–destroyer, but vulnerable to the Luftwaffe's more agile, single-seat Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters. Lack of forward armament proved to be a major weakness in daylight combat and its potential was only realized when it switched to night combat.
Item No 02899
Item Name Boulton Paul Defiant F1
Bar Code 9580208028996
Scale 1:48
Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
Model Brief Length: 228.5mm Wingspan: 250mm
Total Parts 70+
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts 1 piece
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 4 sprues
Released Date 2016-12
More Features The kit consists of over 70 parts ,clear parts for canopy
- fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy's Blackburn Roc. The concept of a turret fighter related directly to the successful First World War-era Bristol F.2 Fighter.
In practice, the Defiant was found to be reasonably effective as a bomber–destroyer, but vulnerable to the Luftwaffe's more agile, single-seat Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters. Lack of forward armament proved to be a major weakness in daylight combat and its potential was only realized when it switched to night combat.
Item No 02899
Item Name Boulton Paul Defiant F1
Bar Code 9580208028996
Scale 1:48
Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
Model Brief Length: 228.5mm Wingspan: 250mm
Total Parts 70+
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts 1 piece
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 4 sprues
Released Date 2016-12
More Features The kit consists of over 70 parts ,clear parts for canopy
- fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines