Diemert Defender

The Diemert Defender under development

The Diemert Defender was an emergency fighter project invented by Bob Diemert of Manitoba.^[1] It was designed in the Cold war as a mass produced counterinsurgency aircraft against the possibility of invading Soviet troops.^[2] The events surrounding the project were documented in a film.

Development

The aircraft was designed by stunt pilot and WW2 warbird restorer Bob Diemert who previously worked on movies such as Battle of Britain and was working on restoring a Mitsubishi A6M Zero that was salvaged from the jungles of the South Pacific.^[3] During the 1980s, he designed his own aircraft which could be mass produced and a cost effective point defense aircraft for the RCAF.

See also

• Dive bomber
• Gunship
• Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) Program

References

1. "Memorable Manitobans: Robert Edward "Bob" Diemert (1938-2024)". www.mhs.mb.ca.
2. Axelrod, Gavin (2024-01-19). "Famed Manitoba aviator Bob Diemert remembered as a pioneer who 'never stopped dreaming'". CBC News.
3. "Pacific Wrecks - Robert Diemert - Early Warbird Restoration and Japanese Aircraft Recoveries". pacificwrecks.com.