French in CLOD

[Onebad]

That was a very honourable double-edged burn. I'm not even mad.

[Spirit]

I Didn’t know they were working on the D.520, that’s exciting.

No Asher I haven’t asked TF, it didn’t come up as a possibility in my mind haha.

What is the history of the French involvement during this period?

[Onebad]

Battle of Britain? None. Battle of France? Some. In Africa though, Vichy France used D.520s against the allies (I think)

[Jonesy]

Check this link out.

French Aircraft that escaped to Britain from June 1940.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=9119

[Secu]

To be serious... , french planes are very interesting, of course, but even in BOF they were underpowered and underarmed,
Some aces scored more than 10 victories (in 1 month not so bad) but they flew mainly Curtiss H75, which were also a poor fighter but better than french build Morane 406 and Bloch 152.
The best plane, the D 520 was equivalent to Spit 1 and 109 E but came too late and in few number during BOF, after the fall of the country she was never upgraded, in 1942 for Torch she was obsolete.

[Jonesy]

If i remember rightly i think i read somewhere that most D520's captured by the Germans were given to the Romanians and Bulgarians.

I purchased the book linked below. Quite interesting and currently only 99p on Kindle

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Planes ... +Luftwaffe

[Steph]

True Jonesy! And to Italians as well, who used it in combat if I recall correctly to counter the 15th AF raids.

Germans used it in their OTU for advanced fighter training. As they used our Gnôme and Rhône engines to power their Hs-129.

[Jonesy]

Interesting to read that 3 D520’s made it to England landing at Boscombe Down. Wonder what happened to them?