List of Boulton Paul Defiant operators

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This is a list of the Boulton Paul Defiant operators.

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Operators of the Defiant, dark blue = operator, light blue = operator in exile, yellow = training use only. Defiant operators.png
Operators of the Defiant, dark blue = operator, light blue = operator in exile, yellow = training use only.

Operators

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force

British India

Royal Indian Air Force [2]

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force

Poland

Polish Air Forces on exile in Great Britain

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force
SquadronPeriodOperations
No. 2 Squadron RAF August - November 1940Fighter, Squadron code KO [7]
No. 85 Squadron RAF January - February 1941Fighter, probably Squadron code 'VY'. [7]
No. 96 Squadron RAF March 1941 - July 1942Fighter, Squadron code 'ZJ'. [7]
No. 125 (Newfoundland) Squadron June 1941 - April 1942Night fighter, Squadron code 'VA', [7]
No. 141 Squadron RAF April 1940 - August 1941Fighter, Squadron code 'TW', [7]
No. 151 Squadron RAF December 1940 - July 1942Nightfighter as radar countermeasures, Squadron code 'DZ', . [7]
No. 153 Squadron RAF October 1941 - May 1942fighter, Squadron code 'TB', . [7]
No. 255 Squadron RAF November 1940 - September 1941Fighter, Squadron code 'YD', [7]
No. 256 Squadron RAF November 1940 - June 1942Fighter, Squadron code 'JT', . [7]
No. 264 Squadron RAF December 1939 - July 1942Fighter, Squadron code 'PS', . [7]
No. 275 Squadron RAF May 1942 - June 1943 air-sea rescue, Squadron code 'PV', . [7]
No. 276 Squadron RAF May 1942 - May 1943Air-Sea Rescue, Squadron code 'AQ', [7]
No. 277 Squadron RAF May 1942 - May 1943Air-Sea Rescue, Squadron code 'BA', . [7]
No. 280 Squadron RAF May - December 1942Air-Sea Rescue, Squadron code 'MY', . [7]
No. 281 Squadron RAF April 1942 - July 1943Air-Sea Rescue, Squadron code 'FA', FA-H [7]
No. 285 Squadron RAF March 1942 - January 1944Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code 'VG', . [7]
No. 286 Squadron RAF April 1942 - July 1944Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code 'NW'. [7]
No. 287 Squadron RAF April 1942 - October 1943Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code 'KZ'. [7]
No. 288 Squadron RAF May 1942 - April 1943Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code 'RP'. [7]
No. 289 Squadron RAF May 1942 - July 1943Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code 'YE'. [7]
No. 515 Squadron RAF June 1942 - December 1943Radar Counter Measures (RCM) operations.
No. 567 Squadron RAF
No. 667 Squadron RAF December 1943 - February 1945Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code 'U4'. [7]
No. 691 Squadron RAF December 1943 - April 1945Anti-Aircraft Co-operation, Squadron code '5S' [7]
Fleet Air Arm

United States

United States Army Air Forces

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Halley 1988, p. 478.
  2. ↑ Boulton-Paul Defiant TT.I & TT.III article at Bharat Rakshak website. Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Halley 1988, p. 496.
  4. ↑ Hall 2003, p. 14
  5. ↑ Halley 1988, p. 497.
  6. ↑ Halley 1988, p. 360.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Hall 2003, p. 14.
  8. ↑ Thetford 1991, p. 421.
  9. ↑ Ansell 2005, p. 46 and back cover.
  10. ↑ Hall 2003, p. 19,25.

Bibliography

  • Ansell, Mark. Boulton Paul Defiant. Sandomierz, Poland/Redbourn, Herts: Mushroom Model Publications, 2005. ISBN   83-89450-19-4.
  • Hall, Alan W. and Thomas, Andrew. Boulton Paul Defiant, (Warpaint Series No.42). Luton, Bedfordshire: Warpaint Books Ltd., 2003. OCLC   64949042.
  • Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN   0-85130-164-9.
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