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03-21-2011, 09:17 PM
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Going to bump this due to the other Defiant thread currently running. The first post contains a good account of a night-fighter attack which shows the aircraft's potential effectiveness in this role.
Cheers, Spinner 
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03-21-2011, 10:49 PM
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03-22-2011, 09:40 AM
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Top bumpage sir! I think we need some Defiant vids to whet the appetite a bit.
I know I've posted these already but I just don't care. The Defiant operation starts at 8:35 in the 1st video. Enjoy people.
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03-22-2011, 10:10 AM
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...c'mon guys, seriously? The Defiant it's a proper case of mother's love..
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03-23-2011, 09:31 AM
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btw I have a night gunsight as used on Defiants, Hurricanes and Beaufighters, anybody wants it?
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03-23-2011, 10:18 AM
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Did you know there were 8 Defiant aces during it's service? Apart from the well known day and night fighter duties, it was used in air sea rescue. Also there's a hell of a lot pilots today who (maybe in the smallest of parts) owe their lives to the unsung Defiant. After the war, it was the Defiant which was used to test ejection seats and systems.
Yes, it's easy to love the Spitfire, Mustang or 109 and who could blame you for that. But it takes something special to do research on an unloved aircraft and see it for what it truly was. I love the Defiant for it's uniqueness, for the fact it challenged convention. It didn't win but it fought a good fight and it stood up to be counted alongside it's beter known contemporaries. For instance, 1 of our squadron member's Grandfather was a navigator or rear gunner (I forget which) on Fairey Battles during the Battle of France...he won't hear a bad word against the Battle.
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03-23-2011, 10:32 AM
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Good videos.. info on the Defiant is something I'm lacking..
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