List of Boulton Paul Defiant operators

This is a list of the Boulton Paul Defiant operators.



Australia

 * Royal Australian Air Force
 * No. 456 Squadron RAAF used the Defiant between its formation in June 1941 and November 1941 when it converted to Beaufighters. Squadron code letters 'PZ'.

British India

 * Royal Indian Air Force
 * No.1 Air Gunners School (India)
 * No.22 Anti Aircraft Co-Operation Unit

Canada

 * Royal Canadian Air Force
 * No. 409 (Nighthawk) Squadron used the Defiant on night fighter operations between July 1941 and October 1941, using the squadron code letters 'KP'.
 * No. 410 (Cougar) Squadron used the Defiant as a nightfighter between June 1941 and June 1942, using the squadron code letters 'RA'.

Poland

 * Polish Air Forces on exile in Great Britain
 * No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron "Lwowskich Puchaczy" used the Defiant between September 1940 and August 1941, using the squadron code letters 'EW'. 307 was a new nightfighter Defiant squadron formed but did not become operational until December defending western Britain. One of their aircraft was serial number N1671, EW-D, and is the sole complete surviving Defiant which is on display at the RAF Museum at Hendon.

United Kingdom

 * Royal Air Force


 * No. 1422 Flight RAF
 * No. 1479 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1480 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1481 Target Towing and Gunnery Flight RAF
 * No. 1482 Target Towing and Gunnery Flight RAF
 * No. 1483 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight RAF
 * No. 1484 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight RAF
 * No. 1485 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight RAF
 * No. 1566 (Meteorological) Flight RAF
 * No. 1600 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1602 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1616 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1622 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1623 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1624 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1631 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
 * No. 1692 (Radio Development) Flight RAF used the Defiant on Radar Counter Measures (RCM) operations
 * Fleet Air Arm
 * Operated the Defiant Target-Tug
 * 721 Naval Air Squadron
 * 726 Naval Air Squadron
 * 727 Naval Air Squadron
 * 728 Naval Air Squadron
 * 770 Naval Air Squadron
 * 771 Naval Air Squadron
 * 772 Naval Air Squadron
 * 774 Naval Air Squadron
 * 775 Naval Air Squadron
 * 776 Naval Air Squadron
 * 777 Naval Air Squadron
 * 779 Naval Air Squadron
 * 788 Naval Air Squadron
 * 789 Naval Air Squadron
 * 791 Naval Air Squadron
 * 792 Naval Air Squadron
 * 794 Naval Air Squadron
 * 797 Naval Air Squadron

United States

 * United States Army Air Forces
 * No. 11 Combat Crew Replacement Centre USAAF - 1 aircraft