Long in tooth and short on memory PB Defiant
I may have asked this question here before and if I have I apologise. Mods will no doubt pounce. Question when did the last Defiant fly in UK? Year is 1971. RR Hucknall just before company went bust. Turning into work I can here a Merlin land and taxi in. (a/c out of sight behind hangers) Not unusual as we had our own tame Spitfire. As I turned the hangar corner what greets me on the pan is a Defiant, oily to the extreme and jut sat there quietly clicking and clanking as the engine cools as only a Merlin can.Polish markings, turret fitted but no armament.
I never heard it depart and my so called friends in the tower throw me a sideways look per What Defiant? Ghost or crafty visit by Cranfield's wee beastie that was not supposed to be airworthy.