Preserved/Surviving Aircraft and Components

This is a list of known surviving aircraft and components of Boulton Paul and the original company Boulton & Paul.

Aircraft built under contract or otherwise associated with the company are also included.  Replicas are also listed.  Links are provided to photos and or the location where available.

If you can add further information or details, please contact the website author via the Contacts page

Aircraft Type/Component

Surviving Airframe/Part

Location(where known)




Boulton & Paul



Portable Building

Wood & corrugated sheet, erected in 1887

Woodhall Spa Museum & Tourist Information

Lighting Plant

Built in Norwich in 1928, shipped to Australia

Owned by collector/restored of old engines in N.S.W.

P.6

X25 Replica built by the Boulton Paul Association

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

P.10

wing and tail frames

Bridwell Museum, Norwich(not on public display)

Boulton Paul



P.75 Overstrand

spar section

Black Country Aircraft Collection

main wheel, loaned by IWM

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

Replica Overstrand forward fuselage

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

P.82 Defiant

K8310 replica cockpit

under construction, Black Country Aircraft Collection

L6958 crash remains including engine

Werkendam, Holland

L6967 crash remains

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

L7005 Replica built by the Boulton Paul Association

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

L7026 crash remains of engine

Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge, Kent

N1574 crash remains

Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge, Kent

N1651 crash remains

Lancashire Aircraft Investigation Team

N1671 (sole complete survivor)

RAF Museum, Hendon

N1766 crash remains of Merlin XX engine and prop

Aeroventure, Doncaster

N3328 crash remains

Lancashire Aircraft Investigation Team

N3378 substantial remains

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

T3955 crash remains

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

N1627(?) crash remains

BARG

AA377 crash remains of  fuselage panel & Merlin engine

Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton

P.108 Balliol

Sea Balliol WL732

Aerospace Museum, Cosford

WN149 cockpit section (under restoration combined with replica fuselage & wings

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

WN516 cockpit section

NEAM, Sunderland

WN534 cockpit section

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

CA302

SLAF Museum, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka

CA310

Katunayake, Sri Lanka

P.111a

VT935

Midland Air Museum, Coventry

P.120

Tailplane test piece

Midland Air Museum, Coventry




Boulton Paul Turrets



Type A

in Defiant replica L7005
(possibly ex-Halifax)

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

in Defiant N1671

RAF Museum, Hendon

unknown origin

Boscombe Museum

complete upper part of turret, ex-Halifax

Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington

Type C

ex-Hudson

Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington

ex-Hudson

restored by CARG, in store at  Aerospace Museum, Cosford

for restoration in Hudson NZ2035 /AE503

Ferrymead Heritage Park, NZ

in Hudson NZ2013/V9241

RNZAF Museum, Wigram

parts only, possibly for  Hudson NZ2031/AE499

Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland

in Hudson A16-112

Temora Aviation Museum, NSW, Australia

2 wrecks rescued from scrapyard to be built as one

Alan Hulme

Type D

in Lincoln RF398

Aerospace Museum, Cosford

in Lincoln RE408

Argentina

on display stand

Aerospace Museum, Cosford

under restoration

Sywell Aviation Museum

Type E

in Halifax "LV907" (internal mock-up)

Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington

in Halifax W1048

RAF Museum, Hendon

in Halifax NA337

RCAF Memorial Museum, Trenton, Ontario

ex-Halifax

Private Owner, being restored for Air-Gunners museum

ex- Halifax

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton




Built under contract






Sopwith F.1 Camel

F6314

RAF Museum, Hendon

Short Felixstowe F5

Nose section (probably built by B&P)

Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton

Hawker Demon

K8203 restored and airworthy

Private owner

Fairey Barracuda

DR314 crash remains, u/c leg,  observers' seat

The Boulton Paul Heritage Project, Wolverhampton

Fairey Barracuda

DP872 under restoration to static display

FAA Museum, Yeovilton


































Associated



Airspeed Oxford

V3388 former Boulton Paul  company aircraft

IWM, Duxford, Cambs