Tag: Military
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Dewoitine D.520
Dewoitine D.520 The Dewoitine D.520 was a French single-seat fighter that entered squadron service in early 1940. It originated from a 1936 French Air Force specification for a modern interceptor with high speed, strong climb performance, and a centrally mounted 20 mm cannon. Designers relied on the Hispano-Suiza 12Y liquid-cooled V-12, the most powerful domestically Read more
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Dewoitine D.520 in Bulgarian Service
Dewoitine D.520 in Bulgarian Service Bulgaria received around 96 captured French Dewoitine D.520 fighters from Germany in late 1943, using them primarily for defending against Allied bomber raids on Sofia alongside Messerschmitt Bf 109s, proving quite effective despite their obsolescence. These aircraft served in the 6th Fighter Regiment. Read more
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Dewoitine D.520 in Free French Service
Dewoitine D.520 in Free French Service A very small number of D.520s were briefly operated by Free French Forces for training purposes. Along with three examples that had flown to Britain in June 1940, two other Dewoitines were recovered from retreating Vichy forces in Rayak, Lebanon. These D.520s were flown by pilots of the Normandie-Niemen Read more