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Aircraft of the French Armée de l'Air during the Battle of France in 1940. The nationalization of French military companies by the newly elected leftist government in 1936 severely damaged the aircraft industry. Many of the more advanced designs being worked on were seriously delayed, and development was hampered by organizational inefficiencies from the poorly implemented nationalization. In addition, there was a lack of higher output engines comparable to those installed in the latest Luftwaffe fighters. As a result, by 1938 France had placed orders with other countries to get more planes, including large orders with the U.S..Quick Links:
1 List in alphabetical order by manufacturer:
(note: list not complete)
1.3 Blériot
(later, name changed to Dassault)
- Bloch MB.8181 was a French military aircraft built by Societe des Avions Marcel Bloch as a flying ambulance since it was designed to carry one passenger, in or out of a stretcher. Developed in response to a government-sponsored competition in support of the new doct light transport
- Bloch MB.131The Bloch MB. 130 and its derivatives were a series of French monoplane reconnaissance- bomber developed during the 1930s. They saw some limited action at the beginning of World War II, but were obsolete by that time and suffered badly against the Luftwaf reconnaissance bomber
- Bloch MB.150+ series, fighter (Bloch MB.150 to MB.157)
- Bloch MB.150The Bloch MB-150 was a French low-wing, all metal monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear and closed cockpit developed by Societe des Avions Marcel Bloch as a contendor in the 1934 French air ministry competition for a new fighter design. (prototype), 1936
- Bloch MB.151 first production design
- Bloch MB.152 increased power, (593 produced by surrender)
- Bloch MB.155 used by Vichy France
- Bloch MB.157 (prototype), not put into production
- Bloch MB.162 long range heavy bomber
- Bloch MB.174 light bomber
- Bloch MB.175 light bomber
- Bloch MB.200 medium bomber
- Bloch MB.210 medium night bomber
- Bloch MB.220 transport
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