I was looking at a model Boulton Paul Defiant today on E-bay. The poster said the idea behind the aircraft was for it to shoot down un-escorted German bombers by flying underneath the bombers and shooting upwards or flying along side the formation and shooting at the bombers. I guess the British planners did not count on German fighters having the range they did or Germans bombers having the speed they did.

I always wondered what the thinking behind the concept was. It makes sense when viewed from the late 1930's thinking but in 20-20 hindsight you can see the failure of the aircraft.

Perhaps this aircraft is where the Germans got the "jazz music" idea for their night fighters.

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