Julien Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Boulton Paul Defiant. This is the sole surviving Defiant at the RAF Museum in Hendon. Defiant I, N1671 (displayed as a night fighter). This was one of four Defiants delivered to No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron at RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England on 17 September 1940. It was passed to No. 153 Squadron at the end of October 41 and 285 Sqn in 1942. In 1954, it was identified for storage as a historical aircraft and passed to the RAF Museum in 1971. The aircraft was moved on 20 May 2009 to Rochester Airport, where it was restored by the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS), and subsequently returned to Hendon on 6 December 2012. Pics are mine, thanks go to the staff at Hendon for allowing access to photograph certain aspects. It should be noted that when these pictures were taken certain fairings had been removed for examination purposes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Additional pictures of the aircraft being dismantled for its move to Cosford from Hendon. Pics thanks to Ian. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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