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Boulton Paul Defiant Royal Air Force
multi-use aircraft. Boulton Paul Defiant became obsolete early in world
war two, this aviation art print by Kinnear superbly show this aircraft.
Aviation art print available from Cranston Fine Arts, the aviation art
print company.
BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT
Built
as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum
speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the
defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret.
Designed
as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and
entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264
squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton
Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their
lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy
losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of
1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in
1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue
roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built
Defiant but Doomed by Stan Stokes. Jagdeschwader
26, or JG 26, was one of the Lufwaffes elite fighter forces. Nicknamed
the Abbeville Boys, or the Abbeville Kids,"JG 26 gained tremendous
notoriety early in the War while operating out of Abbeville in Northern
France. Although JG 26 never operated with more than 124 fighter
aircraft, the unit dominated its airspace over Northern France and
Belgium for more than a two year period. Adolf Galland was one of
Germanys top fighter aces of the War, with more than 100 confirmed
victories. For most of his flying career Galland was associated with JG
26. By year-end 1940 he had attained 57 victories, and was awarded the
Oak Leaves, the highest award of the time. Galland took over command of
JG 26 in August 1940 during the Battle of Britain. In Stan Stokes
painting, entitled Defiant, But Doomed, Galland is depicted during a
mission with the Abbeville Kids on August 28, 1940. Flying low cover for
a formation of Heinkel bombers Galland was shocked to see a squadron of
12 Royal Air Force Defiants flying directly below the bombers. The
Defiant was a unique British aircraft which was utilized as a daylight
fighter incorporating four machine guns enclosed in a top mounted
hydraulic turret operated by a gunnery officer. Despite serving
admirably during the Dunkirk evacuation, the Luftwaffe had devised
tactics which made the Defiant only marginally successful. By utilizing
its turret guns RAF 264 Squadron was preparing to decimate the Heinkels
with an attack on their vulnerable underbellies. Climbing straight up
into the formation Galland broke up the attack. Minutes later he was
engaged with the Defiant piloted by 264 Squadron Commander Garvin.
Although struck four times by the Defiants machine guns, Galland was
ultimately victorious. Gallands JG 26 flew the Messerschmitt Bf-109
(also often referred to as the ME-109) of which over 30,000 were
produced. The first large scale production model of the 109 was the E
series. Powered by a 12 cylinder water cooled engine the 109e was
capable of 360 MPH, and had a ceiling of 33,000 feet. The 109 was very
maneuverable and had a very strong airframe capable of sustaining high G
maneuvers. Utilizing a low-wing cantilever design, the 109 had
retractable landing gear and initially was produced with fuselage
mounted machine guns. Galland complained about this configuration and
actually modified several of his aircraft to incorporate wing mounted
machine guns, which would provide a wider field of fire. A few of these
aircraft were utilized during the Spanish Civil War in 1939, and proved
vastly superior to anything they faced. The 109, unlike many other
fighters which were in service at the start of the War, remained
effective for the entire War, and in fact became a de facto standard by
which many other aircraft would be judged. Adolf Galland was promoted to
General of the Fighter Arm in late 1941, and became preoccupied with
fighter tactics for the duration of the War.
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| Guardian of the Night by M A Kinnear. A Boulton Paul Defiant on night defence duties, starting its patrol against a summer 1941 sunset. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 25.5 inches x 16 inches (65cm x 41cm). Price £ ITEM CODE LF0002 |
| Boulton Paul Defiants by Barry Price.
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £13.00 ITEM CODE NTR0084 |
| Defiant but Doomed by Stan Stokes. Jagdeschwader 26, or JG 26, was one of the Lufwaffes elite fighter forces. Nicknamed the Abbeville Boys, or the Abbeville Kids,JG 26 gained tremendous notoriety early in the War while operating out of Abbeville in Northern France. Although JG 26 never operated with more than 124 fighter aircraft, the unit dominated its airspace over Northern France and Belgium for more than a two year period. Adolf Galland was one of Germanys top fighter aces of the War, with more than 100 confirmed victories. For most of his flying career Galland was associated with JG 26. By year-end 1940 he had attained 57 victories, and was awarded the Oak Leaves, the highest award of the time. Galland took over command of JG 26 in August 1940 during the Battle of Britain. In Stan Stokes painting, entitled Defiant, But Doomed, Galland is depicted during a mission with the Abbeville Kids on August 28, 1940. Flying low cover for a formation of Heinkel bombers Galland was shocked to see a squadron of 12 Royal Air Force Defiants flying directly below the bombers. The Defiant was a unique British aircraft which was utilized as a daylight fighter incorporating four machine guns enclosed in a top mounted hydraulic turret operated by a gunnery officer. Despite serving admirably during the Dunkirk evacuation, the Luftwaffe had devised tactics which made the Defiant only marginally successful. By utilizing its turret guns RAF 264 Squadron was preparing to decimate the Heinkels with an attack on their vulnerable underbellies. Climbing straight up into the formation Galland broke up the attack. Minutes later he was engaged with the Defiant piloted by 264 Squadron Commander Garvin. Although struck four times by the Defiants machine guns, Galland was ultimately victorious. Gallands JG 26 flew the Messerschmitt Bf-109 (also often referred to as the ME-109) of which over 30,000 were produced. The first large scale production model of the 109 was the E series. Powered by a 12 cylinder water cooled engine the 109e was capable of 360 MPH, and had a ceiling of 33,000 feet. The 109 was very maneuverable and had a very strong airframe capable of sustaining high G maneuvers. Utilizing a low-wing cantilever design, the 109 had retractable landing gear and initially was produced with fuselage mounted machine guns. Galland complained about this configuration and actually modified several of his aircraft to incorporate wing mounted machine guns, which would provide a wider field of fire. A few of these aircraft were utilized during the Spanish Civil War in 1939, and proved vastly superior to anything they faced. The 109, unlike many other fighters which were in service at the start of the War, remained effective for the entire War, and in fact became a de facto standard by which many other aircraft would be judged. Adolf Galland was promoted to General of the Fighter Arm in late 1941, and became preoccupied with fighter tactics for the duration of the War. Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.. Price £37.00
Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm). Price £204.00 Signed by General Adolf Galland.
Limited edition of 12 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £464.00
Limited edition of 12 giclee canvas prints. Size 27 inches x 18 inches (69cm x 46cm). Price £294.00 ITEM CODE STK0121 |
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Guardian of the Night by M A Kinnear
A Boulton Paul Defiant on night defence duties, starting its
patrol against a summer 1941 sunset.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Print serial number LF2. Image
size 16¼" x 25½". Print price £95 ($180). Sold
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