Title

Boulton Paul Defiant I, 1941. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Boulton Paul Defiant I, 1941. The Defiant saw service early in World War II, notably with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France. The aircraft suffered from not having forward guns (the armament being sited in a turret to the rear of the cockpit), making it vulnerable to attack from directly in front and from below, and was ill-matched against the Luftwaffe's faster, lighter Messerschmitt 109. As losses mounted, the Defiant was switched to a night fighter role, attacking enemy bombers from below. A print from "British Fighters", by Lawrence Fairhall, London Robert Ross & Co Ltd, 1941.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1941

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C47_019

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (1,4Mb) / 12,2in x 15,9in / 3664 x 4782 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation silhouette flight British aeroplane aircraft plane airplane military war royal air force Armed Forces century Britain aviation concept B&W 1940s fighter plane MONOCHROME propeller Air Force Forties air Transport World War II World War two WWII black & white black and white B W world war 2 20th century propellor The Print Collector decade RAF Second World War WW2 2nd World War aircraft recognition Boulton Paul Defiant Unknown Lawrence Lawrence Fairhall Fairhall Lawrence Fairhall