The Boulton Paul Defiant was a WWII British 'turret fighter' with no forward facing armament which was designed as an interceptor. Apparently while it did just fine intercepting German bombers, the lack of extra firepower made it vulnerable to the Luftwaffe's fighters.
In Bill Hanlon's excellent book "PLASTIC TOYS Dimestore Dreams of the '40s & '50s'" the first iteration of this plane was by Acme Plastics and made from 1942-44. After that it was made by Thomas Toy from 1945 - mid-'50s. Now both are listed in his book as having wheels and rotating prop. However this toy does not have either and may have been a later more cost effective version. The toy is a pretty faithful, albeit small, representation of the Defiant. It consists of only two parts, a fuselage/wing combo and a separate, non-moving prop, and measures 3 3/4" (9.52cm) L x 4 1/4" (10.79cm) wingspan x 1 1/2" (3.81cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina
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