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1/72 Dewoitine D.520 Part 2
1. Dewoitine D.520 White 6, GC lll/18, late 1944. This aircraft carries a heavy sprayed mottle of dark green over the blue grey
fuselage sides. The title vas - y- jojo! was carried on the starboard side of the nose under the windscreen.
2. Dewoitine D.520 flown by Albert Littolff, GC lll, Free French Air Force, Rayak, Syria 1942.
3. Dewoitine D.520 No. 277, White 6, flown by Pierre Le Gloan, GC lll/6, Syria 1941.
4. Dewoitine D.520 No. 52, White 29, GC lll/6, Alep-Nirab, Syria 1941.
5. Dewoitine D.520 No. 140, White 9, Squadron 1AC, Tafaraoui, Algeria, spring 1941. The unit's seahorse insignia is painted on the fuselage.
6. Dewoitine D. 520 No. 273, White 3, flown by Denis Ponteins, France, May 1940.
7. Dewoitine D.520 ,Squadron 2AC, North Africa 1941. It appears from photographic reference that the nose tip was painted blue with red bands.
8. Dewoitine D.520 , No.302, White 30, of GC lll/6 North Africa, late 1940.
9. DewoitineD.520 FFI of Chateauroux, 27th of August 1944.
The Dewoitine D.520 was a monoplane fighter designed and produced by the French company Dewoitine during the 1930s and used during World War II. It is considered one of the best French fighters of the prewar period and participated in several operational theaters during the conflict.
The D.520 was developed in response to a specification issued by the Armée de l'Air (the French Air Force) in 1936 for a new monoplane fighter. The project, led by engineer Marcel Bloch (who later changed his name to Marcel Dassault), resulted in the Dewoitine D.520.
This aircraft was known for its maneuverability, fast climb and good handling at low and medium altitudes. It mounted a 12-cylinder Hispano-Suiza radial engine, which provided good power. The D.520 had a metal frame and wooden wings with canvas covering.
However, when Germany invaded France in May 1940, the Dewoitine D.520 was still being introduced into the French air force. Although it proved to be an excellent fighter plane, the D.520 had limited impact in the battle against the German Luftwaffe. France was quickly defeated and the D.520 was captured and also used by the Germans.
Despite its qualities, the Dewoitine D.520 was not produced in large numbers and could not make up for the German numerical and tactical superiority during the French campaign. However, some French pilots achieved remarkable results with the D.520, demonstrating its potential as a combat aircraft.
After France's defeat, the D.520 continued to be used by some Axis air forces and Vichy forces in other campaigns, but was gradually replaced by more modern fighters during the course of the war. Despite its operational limitations during World War II, the Dewoitine D.520 nevertheless remains an icon of French aviation at the time.
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