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France WW2 aircraft
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France

2 aircraft in the encyclopedia

France fielded capable but insufficient aircraft in 1940. The Dewoitine D.520 was competitive with the Bf 109E but arrived in too few numbers. French pilots later flew with the RAF and the famous Normandie-Niemen regiment on the Eastern Front.

2 Aircraft
1,986 Total Produced
2 Distinct Roles
1939โ€“1940 Service Entry

Fleet Composition by Role

Fighter
2

Famous Aces

Ilmari Juutilainen94 kills

MS.406

Marcel Albert23 kills

D.520

Pierre Le Gloan18 kills

D.520

Edmond Marin la Meslee16 kills

MS.406

Jean-Marie Accart12 kills

MS.406

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