List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II
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..
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- Most Produced: Potez 63 series
- Second Most Produced: Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
- 'Best' French Fighter Design (Pre-Surrender): Dewoitine D.520 (little or no dispute over best title)
List in alphabetical order by manufacturer:
(note: list not complete)
- Amiot 143M bomber
- Amiot 354 bomber
- Arsenal VG 33 interceptor-fighter
- Blériot S.510 fighter
===Bloch=== (later, name changed to Dassault)
- Bloch MB-81 light transport
- Bloch MB-131 reconnaisance bomber
- Bloch MB-150+ series, fighter (Bloch MB-150 to MB-157)
- Bloch MB-150 (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 162 long range heavy bomber
- Bloch 174 light bomber
- Bloch 175 light bomber
- Bloch 200 medium bomber
- Bloch 210 medium night bomber
- Bloch 220 transport
- C.A.M.S. 37 ship-borne flying boat
- C.A.M.S. 55.10 maritime reconnaisance flying boat
- C.272 "Luciole" liason
- C.400 liason
- C.600 "Algion" liason
- C.630 "Simoun" transport
- C.714 "Cyclone" interceptor-fighter
- GL-810 ship-borne observation floatplane
- Laté 29 torpedo bomber float plane
- Laté 298 torpedo bomber float plane
- Laté 302 long range flying boat
- Laté 523 long range flying boat
- Laté 611 long range flying boat
- LeO H-43 observation float plane
- LeO 206 heavy bomber
- LeO H-246 flying boat
- LeO H-257 torpedo bomber float plane
- LeO H-451 medium bomber
- LeO H-470 flying boat
- Loire 46 fighter
- Loire 501 liason
- Loire 70 flying boat
- Loire 130 flying boat(land/sea)
- Loire 210 ship-borne fighter floatplane
- LN 401 ship-borne dive bomber
- Maillet 201 liason
- Mureaux 115 observation
- MB-411 submarine-borne float plane
- Ni-D.622 fighter
- Potez 25 army support
- Potez 29 transport
- Potez 33 liason
- Potez 39 observation
- Potez 402 transport
- Potez 452 ship-borne flying boat
- Potez 141 flying boat
- Potez 540 bomber
- Potez 585 liason
- Potez 63 series, twin-engine multirole fighter/light bomber,(630, 631, 633, 637, 63.11), 1200+ produced
- Potez 630 day/night fighter, (first 80 production;grounded)
- Potez 631 day/night fighter, (200+ made)
- Potez 633 light bomber, (many export variants)
- Potez 637 army support/reconissaince
- Potez 63.11army support/reconissaince, (900+ made)
- Potez 65 transport
- Potez 662 transport
- C.A.O.200 interceptor fighter
- SE 200 transport flying boat
- Wihault 283T transport
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