Boulton Paul Defiant F1 1/48 Scale Trumpeter 02899

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 bomberdestroyer, 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+