French Aircraft Of WW2

1935 to 1945

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The 1st configuration of the Dewoitine D.520 prototype in 1938.

It was powered by a HS 12Y-21 engine driving a two-bladed wooden propeller. It suffered from overheating problems. Subsequently, the two radiators built into the wings were replaced by a single underbelly radiator.

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18 May 1940

During a patrol over the Aisne, 26-year old Sergeant-Chef François Morel shoots down a Heinkel 111.

As the German bomber spirals down, Morel is seen to parachute from his Curtiss H-75. A machine-gun bullet has gone through the windshield and hit the French pilot in the head.

He dies shortly after hitting the ground.

Within the space of eight days, Morel had shot down 12 enemy aircraft.

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the french really said "pierre i have made le flying shoe"

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Cadron C.714

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11 May 1939. First flight of the SNCAC NC-150-01. French twin-engine monoplane with a third engine driving a supercharger. High-altitude bomber aircraft prototype.

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Bloch152 Battle of France 🇫🇷

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Close up, Marcel Albert at the controls (he will be the top french ace) scoring against a He-111 (victory confirmed.)

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Dewoitine 520 may 1940 (art done for the fana de l'aviation), with art romantics vibes.

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3 May 1940. First flight of the Arsenal VG-39.01 sole prototype. French light fighter developed from the VG-33. Powered by a 1,200 hp Hispano-Suiza HS-12Z engine.

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6 May 1936. First flight of the Latécoère 298. French seaplane, single-engine, mid-wing cantilever monoplane, designed as torpedo bomber, also served as dive bomber against land/naval targets and as maritime reconnaissance.

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6 May 1940. First flight of the Dewoitine D-750. French low-wing monoplane twin-engine three seat torpedo bomber prototype. Powered by two 500 hp Renault 12R air-cooled inverted V12 engines.

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4 May 1937. First flight of the Bloch MB-150 at Villacoublay. French low-wing, all-metal monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear and enclosed cockpit. Powered by a 900 hp Gnome-Rhone 14N 7 direct-drive engine.

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Painting l did in 2019.

Two lesser-known fighters that flew with the French Air Force in 1940. The Arsenal VG-33 and the Caudron C.714.

Gouache on paper 42 x 29 cm

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The cover illustration by Masao Satake for my book,

" The Infamous Aircraft of the World Vol.11". The same C.714 No.6 of GC.I/145 is now shot down by a Bf109E.

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History war Black and White ww2 wwii 1940s Theme: Invasion of France invasion of france battle of france french air force RAF plane planes combat aircraft aircraft Fairey Battle M.S.406 Morane Saulnier

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23 March 1938. First flight of the Breguet 690-01. Prototype of a series of light twin-engine ground-attack aircraft used by the French Air Force in WWII.

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Breguet 690. First flown March 23rd, 1938.

Following a protracted development from 1934, the Breguet 690 was not built in sufficient numbers to make a difference in the Battle of France. Deployed as a heavily-armed ground attack aircraft, 230 aircraft in 3 models had been built.

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#onthisday in 1940 Dewoitine D.520s of the Armee de l'Air were in action for the first time when aircraft from Groupe de Chasse 1/3 claim three German aircraft for no loss.

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