@@thax321 Check out which type shot down the most enemy aircraft during the battle of Britain in a single day. Then the top-scoring night fighter during the blitz. Quite good stats
They built all the metalwork for the R101. Not a single piece had to be returned. In 1980 I bought some BP wooden window frames because I knew they would be good, They remained unused and outside under the barest of covers and eventually incorporated into a conservatory in 2000...still perfect!
@@svennoren9047 Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce-branded vehicles produced prior to 2003 other than being a major engine and other supplier prior to 2003. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand. Now that said a Roller produced prior to 2003 might be the real deal. Also taking things forward the company that produces Aeronautics etc is still UK based. As far as automotives are concerned no one nation can say 100% of its car manufacture is national sourced.
Don't disagree Richard but it took 18 months of hard negotiations to get anyone to take them and at least at Cosford they are accessible to the guys who built them!
Shoudl be displayed at City of Norwich Aviation Museum, as close to the original home of Boulton and Paul as you'll get. Much better than being hidden in a darkened store for all eternity.
Is that Defiant the replica which now resides at a museum so paranoid of theft it has banned all electronic devices, and has been accused of being outright hostile to visitors on multiple occasions?
There was a late war design the Griffon engine fix forward 20 mm cannons and 20 mm cannons in the turret with a radar gun sight It never got off the drawing board
My very first thought upon seeing that. One time I misread the name of a funeral home as "Done" instead of the correct, "Dunn". Told my wife about it and she got a chuckle out of it.
Another commentator @Suburbia Pheonix has more information. I'll copy and paste their post for you ***Suburbia Pheonix Ok. Maybe the title does not explain it all. Unlike replicas constructed for display elsewhere this replica was built at the original factory by retired Boulton Paul employees using original documents as part of its construction and utilizing techniques they witnessed as apprentices at the factory during the period of manufacture. As such these are the last aircraft to leave the site of the Boulton Paul factory regardless of ability to fly. The Balliol is not a replica but a restoration project on an ex working airframe. As for any air worthy examples to my knowledge there is only one contemporary example of the breed and that is not airworthy. It currently resides at Cosford.***
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget As far as I am aware there are replicas including the Association built one on display at the Battle of Britain museum at Hawkinge, Kent. Things got nasty after this video and the replica never made it to Norwich ending up in storage at RAF museum Cosford until rescued by the Hawkinge museum. The only surviving example from the production run in the 1940's is on display at Cosford and has seen better days it has to be said. To my knowledge no flying examples exist.
Well not quite the basement. The Association had space given to it in the outbuildings to keep a museum running. It all got scattered to the four winds following the closing of the old factory. There was a workshop of metal bending machines and tools contemporary with the manufacture of war era aircraft. The association also had power controls from the Dowty era from Vulcan and Buccaneer. Sadly I cannot recall if it had the Concorde rig as well. These found a home at the Black Country Museum in Dudley. The archive was quite a treasure trove of records dating back to the founding of the factory. Sadly I have no idea where that went as it filled a full sized office space along with paintings and such celebrating aircraft the factory either built or had some involvement with. The Association moved to smaller workshops but I lost touch with them at that point.
Well maybe the industry could be revived of they started paying proper wages that you can actually live on. No wonder anyone wants to design or build aircraft when you can earn more money at a supermarket checkout will not even half the responsibility.
@@adampoultney8737 That's what I mean, in capital letters. The last flying Defiant can be seen in displays with an Avro Manchester and a Vickers Wellesley.
Ok. Maybe the title does not explain it all. Unlike replicas constructed for display elsewhere this replica was built at the original factory by retired Boulton Paul employees using original documents as part of its construction and utilizing techniques they witnessed as apprentices at the factory during the period of manufacture. As such these are the last aircraft to leave the site of the Boulton Paul factory regardless of ability to fly. The Balliol is not a replica but a restoration project on an ex working airframe. As for any air worthy examples to my knowledge there is only one contemporary example of the breed and that is not airworthy. It currently resides at Cosford.
@@Codsallkendo It was an airstrip when I did my apprenticeship. We still had the gun testing butts and the Belmann hangers out back. Amazingly you could still see the faint outline of the camo paint on the rear factory doors where they rolled out the aircraft. If you looked carefully at the floor between 561 and the rear of the factory you could still see marks where construction took place though you had to look very carefully.
What tremendous care and consideration those lorry driver's have for those precious loads. Well done, lads and good job.
The last one is only now leaving the factory? That's a pretty good production run!
I think the technology is a bit outdated by now.
Were they on a "work to rules" campaign there all those decades ?
I didn't know they were still making them, it is a shame because I would have put my order in.
@@thax321 Check out which type shot down the most enemy aircraft during the battle of Britain in a single day. Then the top-scoring night fighter during the blitz. Quite good stats
They built all the metalwork for the R101. Not a single piece had to be returned. In 1980 I bought some BP wooden window frames because I knew they would be good, They remained unused and outside under the barest of covers and eventually incorporated into a conservatory in 2000...still perfect!
a Boulton Paul defiant being escorted by a British BMW police car , how's THAT for irony ?!!!
Sadly West Midland Police could not afford a Rolls Royce even for this occasion. ;)
@@suburbiapheonix7960 Remind me, who owns the RR brand nowadays?
@@svennoren9047 Sadly not the UK.
@@svennoren9047 Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce-branded vehicles produced prior to 2003 other than being a major engine and other supplier prior to 2003. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand.
Now that said a Roller produced prior to 2003 might be the real deal. Also taking things forward the company that produces Aeronautics etc is still UK based. As far as automotives are concerned no one nation can say 100% of its car manufacture is national sourced.
It is
Awesome that they still have one for us to see and enjoy!
Don't disagree Richard but it took 18 months of hard negotiations to get anyone to take them and at least at Cosford they are accessible to the guys who built them!
Shoudl be displayed at City of Norwich Aviation Museum, as close to the original home of Boulton and Paul as you'll get. Much better than being hidden in a darkened store for all eternity.
They were made at the Pendeford Wolverhampton factory. That's where they made this replica. The whole museum should have been saved by the Council.
It should have stayed where it was as that is where they were built and test flown
264 Sqn proved the worth of the Defiant. Sad to see it leave.
Is that Defiant the replica which now resides at a museum so paranoid of theft it has banned all electronic devices, and has been accused of being outright hostile to visitors on multiple occasions?
I've picked up a RC model of this at an auction but it took a while to find out what it was
Behold the powerful Boulton-Paul Defiant and bask in its glory.
Pretty decent night fighter, the Defiant
There was a late war design the Griffon engine fix forward 20 mm cannons and 20 mm cannons in the turret with a radar gun sight
It never got off the drawing board
I understand that the 7005 replica is at Hawkinge. while the only actual survivor N1671 is at Cosford.
I don't know, but I might have trouble contracting a carrier with "Loose Mores".
My very first thought upon seeing that.
One time I misread the name of a funeral home as "Done" instead of the correct, "Dunn". Told my wife about it and she got a chuckle out of it.
This “priceless” aircraft looks suspiciously like the fiberglass replica it is.
Consulta, ¿en el museo Hendon de la RAF, tienen uno de estos Paul defiant?
With Japan strengthening their military and Germany wanting stronger diplomatic ties with Japan I guess this makes sense
The Defiant looked like a replica, was it?
Definitely looked like a mock up to me, would like confirmation either way tho.
High fidelity cardboard and fibreglass.
Another commentator @Suburbia Pheonix has more information. I'll copy and paste their post for you
***Suburbia Pheonix
Ok. Maybe the title does not explain it all. Unlike replicas constructed for display elsewhere this replica was built at the original factory by retired Boulton Paul employees using original documents as part of its construction and utilizing techniques they witnessed as apprentices at the factory during the period of manufacture. As such these are the last aircraft to leave the site of the Boulton Paul factory regardless of ability to fly. The Balliol is not a replica but a restoration project on an ex working airframe. As for any air worthy examples to my knowledge there is only one contemporary example of the breed and that is not airworthy. It currently resides at Cosford.***
Yes GRP
Has the war just finished or something?
With the police escorting it in German cars!
What, did they just find that when they were cleaning out the basement or something?
It's a replica built by ex Boulton Paul workers in the Boulton Paul Heritage Foundation in the factory where they were originally built
@@stephenhill2112 oh so not only is it not the last one it's not even a real one
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget As far as I am aware there are replicas including the Association built one on display at the Battle of Britain museum at Hawkinge, Kent. Things got nasty after this video and the replica never made it to Norwich ending up in storage at RAF museum Cosford until rescued by the Hawkinge museum. The only surviving example from the production run in the 1940's is on display at Cosford and has seen better days it has to be said. To my knowledge no flying examples exist.
Well not quite the basement. The Association had space given to it in the outbuildings to keep a museum running. It all got scattered to the four winds following the closing of the old factory. There was a workshop of metal bending machines and tools contemporary with the manufacture of war era aircraft. The association also had power controls from the Dowty era from Vulcan and Buccaneer. Sadly I cannot recall if it had the Concorde rig as well. These found a home at the Black Country Museum in Dudley. The archive was quite a treasure trove of records dating back to the founding of the factory. Sadly I have no idea where that went as it filled a full sized office space along with paintings and such celebrating aircraft the factory either built or had some involvement with. The Association moved to smaller workshops but I lost touch with them at that point.
what's the second plane?
It's a Balliol!
@@DrPaulCollins thanks
Or possibly a Sea Balliol? At least there seems to be some actual airplane in that one.
This is a wrong means of transportation. It's supposed to transport itself
Did they not get the end of war Memo?
Internet was down that day
I say old chap was that international rescue just go past ,
Again an example of the deminishing of Britain industry...
Well maybe the industry could be revived of they started paying proper wages that you can actually live on. No wonder anyone wants to design or build aircraft when you can earn more money at a supermarket checkout will not even half the responsibility.
Do any of these still fly?
Yes
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget REALLY?
@@raypurchase801 No? there's only one real defiant left and most certainly not airworthy
@@adampoultney8737 That's what I mean, in capital letters.
The last flying Defiant can be seen in displays with an Avro Manchester and a Vickers Wellesley.
Had they not positioned it dead fore aft on the truck it would have been much easier to get out the gate.
I feel like someone would crash into that
Sadly no. They are static replicas
There's a flight worthy one now
Idk how this is the last one when there's literally a flight worthy model in England
Ok. Maybe the title does not explain it all. Unlike replicas constructed for display elsewhere this replica was built at the original factory by retired Boulton Paul employees using original documents as part of its construction and utilizing techniques they witnessed as apprentices at the factory during the period of manufacture. As such these are the last aircraft to leave the site of the Boulton Paul factory regardless of ability to fly. The Balliol is not a replica but a restoration project on an ex working airframe. As for any air worthy examples to my knowledge there is only one contemporary example of the breed and that is not airworthy. It currently resides at Cosford.
@@suburbiapheonix7960 This should be a pinned comment.
Skip lorry follows the convoy.
Just in case.🤭
Is that the chicken nugget factory?
The chicken nugget factory was built behind the Dowty Boulton Paul factory. I did my Apprenticeship there. So sad.
@@Codsallkendo It was an airstrip when I did my apprenticeship. We still had the gun testing butts and the Belmann hangers out back. Amazingly you could still see the faint outline of the camo paint on the rear factory doors where they rolled out the aircraft. If you looked carefully at the floor between 561 and the rear of the factory you could still see marks where construction took place though you had to look very carefully.
Bloody Police in BMW’s
bye bye paul defiant..; go to scrapyard
Wow that's ugly !
Andrew Howden nice “opinion”
Andrew Howden Are you blind?
No! It’s not! It’s very interesting! Greetings from Linz🇦🇹Austria-Europe!
@Andrew Howden
It probably doesn't think much of you.