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1 Aircraft of the Armée de l'Air, 19391940 and Armée de l'Air de l'Armistice, 19401942  



1.1  Amiot  





1.2  ANF Les Mureaux  





1.3  Arsenal  





1.4  Besson  





1.5  Blériot-SPAD  





1.6  Bloch  





1.7  Breguet  





1.8  CAMS  





1.9  Caproni (Italian)  





1.10  Caudron  





1.11  Curtiss (American)  





1.12  de Havilland (British)  





1.13  Dewoitine  





1.14  Douglas  





1.15  Farman/SNCAC  





1.16  Gourdou-Leseurre  





1.17  Hanriot  





1.18  Koolhoven (Netherlands)  





1.19  Latécoère  





1.20  Levasseur  





1.21  Lioré et Olivier  





1.22  Loire  





1.23  Loire-Nieuport  





1.24  SFCA Maillet  





1.25  Martin (American)  





1.26  Mauboussin  





1.27  Morane-Saulnier  





1.28  Nardi (Italian)  





1.29  Nieuport-Delage  





1.30  North American (American)  





1.31  Potez  





1.32  Romano/SNCASE  





1.33  Roussel  





1.34  Salmson  





1.35  SNCAO  





1.36  SNCASE  





1.37  Vought (American)  





1.38  Wibault-Penhoët  







2 Aircraft of the Free French Air Forces, 1940-1945  





3 See also  





4 References  



4.1  Citations  





4.2  Bibliography  
















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Aircraft of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation during the Phoney War and the Battle of France, and aircraft of the Free French Air Force (FAFL).

The list is not complete and includes obsolete aircraft used for training as well as prototype and pre-production aircraft.

List is in alphabetical order by manufacturer or designer.

Aircraft of the Armée de l'Air, 1939–1940 and Armée de l'Air de l'Armistice, 1940–1942[edit]

The Amiot 143 was used as a medium bomber in the Battle of France

Amiot[edit]

ANF Les Mureaux[edit]

Arsenal[edit]

Besson[edit]

Blériot-SPAD[edit]

Bloch[edit]

Breguet[edit]

Breguet 690 ground attack aircraft series, introduced into the Armée de l'Air (French Air force) in 1939. Only available in small numbers during the Battle of France.

CAMS[edit]

Caproni (Italian)[edit]

Caudron 710 series aircraft or Caudron Cyclone. The C714 variant was used by Polish pilots during the Battle of France

Caudron[edit]

Curtiss (American)[edit]

de Havilland (British)[edit]

Dewoitine D.520 fighter used during the Battle of France. Used afterwards by the Vichy French Air Force

Dewoitine[edit]

Douglas[edit]

The Farman F.222 was the main production variant of the Farman F.220 aircraft series, which served as bombers during the Battle of France. It was the largest French bomber of the interwar period, and was thus classified as a heavy bomber.

Farman/SNCAC[edit]

Gourdou-Leseurre[edit]

Hanriot[edit]

Koolhoven (Netherlands)[edit]

Latécoère[edit]

Levasseur PL.10 carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft. Later developed into the improved Levasseur PL.10 1 variant and Levasseur PL.107 carrier torpedo bomber variant

Levasseur[edit]

Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 medium bomber used in battle of France

Lioré et Olivier[edit]

Loire[edit]

Loire-Nieuport[edit]

Martin 167 bought from the US by France to fill a shortage of modern bombers. Used in the Battle of France

SFCA Maillet[edit]

Martin (American)[edit]

Mauboussin[edit]

Morane-Saulnier[edit]

Nardi (Italian)[edit]

Nieuport-Delage[edit]

North American (American)[edit]

Potez 633, light bomber variant of the multi-role Potez 63 series. This series was the most produced French military aircraft series before World War II, with more than 1,300 built. Different variants of the Potez 63 series fulfilled different roles. For example, the Potez 630 and 631 were used as heavy fighters(which was the original purpose of the series) and the Potez 633 as a light bomber, whereas the Potez 637 and 63.11 were designed for reconnaissance.

Potez[edit]

Romano/SNCASE[edit]

Roussel[edit]

Salmson[edit]

SNCAO[edit]

SNCASE[edit]

Vought (American)[edit]

Wibault-Penhoët[edit]

Aircraft of the Free French Air Forces, 1940-1945[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 9, 14
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 15, 18–19
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 22
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 23–24
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 32–33
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 43––46
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 41
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 50–51
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 12
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 116
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 59
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 66
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 85
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 92
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, pp. 35, 55
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 106–107
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 117
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 123
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018, p. 143
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 127
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 144
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 149
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 149–150
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 18
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, pp. 51–52
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, pp. 164–165
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 25
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 53
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018, p. 167
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 180
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 176
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 165
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 167
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 164
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 213
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 187
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 183
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 162
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 201
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 202
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 166
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 207
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 175
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 189
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 170
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 172
  • ^ Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 185
  • ^ a b Ehrengardt 2018a, p. 209
  • Bibliography[edit]


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