Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
Another nice and obscure aircraft, the Paribatra, also known as the Bomber Type 2 (and as the Baribatra, Boripatra and Boriphat), was Thailand's first indigenously designed and built aircraft - a rather remarkable achievement.
However changing circumstances meant that it was soon relegated to a narrow and little-read footnote in aviation history.
*Additional footnote - looking more into Prince Paribatra, he seems to have been a bit of an issue and one of the reasons the coup in 1932 occurred.
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Another nice and obscure aircraft, the Paribatra, also known as the Bomber Type 2 (and as the Baribatra, Boripatra and Boriphat), was Thailand's first indigenously designed and built aircraft - a rather remarkable achievement.
However changing circumstances meant that it was soon relegated to a narrow and little-read footnote in aviation history.
*Additional footnote - looking more into Prince Paribatra, he seems to have been a bit of an issue and one of the reasons the coup in 1932 occurred.
Sources for this video can be found at the relevant article on:
https://militarymatters.online/
If you like this content please consider buying me a coffee or else supporting me at Patreon:
ko-fi.com/ednashmilitarymatters
patreon.com/ednash
Want another way to help support this channel? Maybe consider buying my book on my time fighting ISIS:
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