List of Boulton Paul Defiant operators

This is a list of the Boulton Paul Defiant operators.



🇦🇺

 * 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'.

[[india|🇮🇳]] British India

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

🇨🇦 [[canada|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'.

🇵🇱

 * 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. Their first One of their aircraft is  serial number N1671, EW-D, the sole complete surviving Defiant which is on display at the RAF Museum at Hendon.


 * Royal Air Force


 * No. 1422 Flight RAF
 * No. 1479 Flight RAF
 * No. 1480 Flight RAF
 * No. 1481 Flight RAF
 * No. 1482 Flight RAF
 * No. 1483 Flight RAF
 * No. 1484 Flight RAF
 * No. 1485 Flight RAF
 * No. 1566 Flight RAF
 * No. 1592 Flight RAF
 * No. 1600 Flight RAF
 * No. 1602 Flight RAF
 * No. 1616 Flight RAF
 * No. 1622 Flight RAF
 * No. 1623 Flight RAF
 * No. 1624 Flight RAF
 * No. 1631 Flight RAF
 * No. 1692 Flight RAF used the Defiant on Radar Counter Measures (RCM) operations

🇺🇸 [[united states|United States]]

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