Description
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 |
