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thrila · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2003, 06:05:37 PM »

defiant?

Shiva · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2003, 09:10:30 PM »

No forward armament, stupid quad tail turret, looks like a Boulton-Paul Defiant to me, Thrila....

Fridaddy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2003, 12:15:43 AM »

http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng_detail_defiant.htm

Jester · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2003, 04:03:22 AM »

Blackburn ROC?

Kubwak · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2003, 05:19:56 AM »

Its the mother of all spits!!!!

OverBkil · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2003, 07:25:46 AM »

Looks like Boulton Paul Defiant Mk 2

brady · « **Reply #7 on:** April 29, 2003, 03:59:07 PM »

Defiant, it is:)

KG45 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2003, 06:59:06 PM »

and people laff about the french

palef · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2003, 09:59:05 PM »

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Originally posted by KG45
and people laff about the french

Don't knock it too much dude. It was useful as night fighter, and when initially encountered by the Germans was quite effective as they thought it was a Hurricane stooging along straight and level.

A dive down from a hi 6 position on the Defiant usually resulted in a big surprise. Of course once they got used to the idea it was approached from a lo 6 position and any German fighter could out turn the Defiant because of it's lo power to weight ratio/relatively high wing loading.

I've got some stories about early radar equipped night fighter Defiants formating on bombers and knocking chunks off them. I think there was an article in Aviation History in about 1997 that was a good read. WIll have a look.

palef

koog145 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2003, 05:09:54 AM »

They were also used in the air sea rescue role...and helped many a poor airman in the channel..both allied and german.

funkedup · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2003, 07:26:03 PM »

IMHO they should put that turret in the P-47. There's plenty of room.

koog145 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2003, 03:42:20 AM »

Didn't need it in the p47:)

Line I heard at an airshow from an 8th AF pilot:-

'If you had to take evasive manoevers in a Thunderbolt, all you had to do was run around the cockpit'

Ike 2K# · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2003, 06:37:41 AM »

is it the mod IL-2 type 3?

funkedup · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2003, 05:40:26 PM »

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Originally posted by koog145
Didn't need it in the p47:)

Line I heard at an airshow from an 8th AF pilot:-

'If you had to take evasive manoevers in a Thunderbolt, all you had to do was run around the cockpit'

Also if there was a fire in the cockpit you were supposed to dive on the floor and roll around.