List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II

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Aircraft of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation during the Battle of France in 1940 and aircraft of the Free French Air Force (FFAF).

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 Battle of France, 1940[]

Amiot 143 used as medium bombers in Battle of France

Amiot[]

ANF Les Mureaux[]

Arsenal[]

  • Arsenal VG-33 light wooden-built fighter for rapid production, only few built and used.

Besson[]

Blériot-SPAD[]

Bloch[]

  • Bloch MB 151 fighter of the Bloch MB 150 fighter series. These were used as fighters during the battle of France.
    MB.81 transport
  • MB.131 reconnaissance/bomber
  • MB.150 series fighters
    • MB.150 1936 prototype
    • Bloch 210 bombers used by French airforce during Battle of France
      MB.151 first production variant
    • MB.152 increased power, 593 built before armistice
  • MB.162 long-range heavy bomber
  • MB.174 reconnaissance
  • MB.175 bomber
  • MB.200 bomber
  • MB.210 bomber
  • MB.220 transport

Breguet[]

  • Breguet 690 ground attack aircraft series introduced into Armée de l'Air (French Air force) in 1939. Only available in small numbers in Battle of France.
    Bre.XIX biplane light bomber
  • Bre.270 observation
  • Bre.482 heavy bomber, single complete prototype destroyed in German air-raid in 1942
  • Bre.521 "Bizerte" - flying-boat
  • Bre.691 twin engine light ground attack bomber
  • Bre.693 Bre.691 with different engines
  • Bre.695 Bre.693 with larger engines

CAMS[]

  • CAMS 37 ship-borne flying boat
  • CAMS 55 maritime reconnaissance flying boat

Caproni (Italian)[]

Caudron 710 Series aircraft or Caudron Cyclone. C714 variant Used as a fighter by Polish pilots during Battle of France

Caudron[]

Curtiss (American)[]

  • H-75 fighter
  • CW-77 dive bomber

de Havilland (British)[]

  • DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer
  • DH.89 Dragon Rapide transport
Dewoitine 520 fighter used during Battle of France. Used afterwards frequently as well by Vichy French Air Force

Dewoitine[]

Douglas[]

  • DB-7 bomber
Farman F. 222 which was the main production variant of the Farman F. 220 aircraft series which served as a bomber with France during the Battle of France. Largest French bomber of the interwar period and so classified as a heavy bomber(reminder this is the interwar period and this should not be compared to other heavy bombers developed during World War II).

Farman/SNCAC[]

  • F.190 transport
  • F.222 heavy bomber
  • F.223 heavy bomber
  • F.224 transport
  • F.402 transport and observation
  • NC.150 high altitude bomber prototype
  • NC.223 heavy bomber
  • NC.410 floatplane prototype
  • NC.470 trainer
  • NC.600 fighter prototype

Gourdou-Leseurre[]

  • GL-812 HY ship-borne observation floatplane
  • GL-813 HY ship-borne observation floatplane
  • GL-832 HY ship-borne observation floatplane

Hanriot[]

  • H.436 trainer
  • H.16 liaison
  • H.185 liaison
  • H.232 advanced trainer
  • H.180 trainer
  • H.220 fighter-bomber
  • H.230 trainer
  • H.510 observation
  • fighter

Koolhoven (Netherlands)[]

  • FK.58 fighter, about 13 pressed into action in May 1940

Latécoère[]

  • Latécoère 298 French Torpedo bomber(main purpose). Also used for maritime reconnaissance and for dive-bombing on land(in desperation) and at sea. Most successful French maritime military aircraft.
    Laté.298 torpedo bomber float plane
  • Laté.299 reconnaissance/torpedo bomber landplane
  • Laté.302 long range flying boat
  • Laté.381 long range flying boat
  • Laté.523 long range flying boat
  • Laté.570 bomber
  • Laté.611 long range flying boat
  • Laté.631 long range flying boat
Levasseur PL.10 Carrier Bourne reconnaissance aircraft. Later developed into better Levasseur PL.10 1 variant and Levasseur PL.107 Carrier torpedo bomber variant

Levasseur[]

  • PL.10 torpedo bomber
  • PL.101 torpedo bomber
  • PL.14 torpedo bomber floatplane
  • PL.15 torpedo bomber floatplane
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 medium bomber used in battle of France

Lioré et Olivier[]

  • LeO C.30 Cierva observation autogyro
  • LeO H-43 observation float plane
  • Lioré et Olivier LeO.206 biplane heavy night bomber
  • LeO H-246 flying boat
  • LeO H-257 torpedo bomber/bomber float plane
  • LeO.451 bomber
  • LeO H-470 flying boat

Loire[]

Loire-Nieuport[]

  • LN.161 fighter
  • LN.401 ship-borne dive bomber
  • LN.411 ship-borne dive bomber
Martin 167 Aka Martin Maryland bought from US by France to fill a shortage of modern bombers. Used by France in Battle of France

SFCA Maillet[]

  • liaison

Martin (American)[]

  • M.167 bomber

Mauboussin[]

  • Morane-Saulnier 230 primary elementary trainer of the French airforce around World War II.
    Mauboussin M.123 trainer

Morane-Saulnier[]

  • MS.225 fighter
  • MS.230 trainer
  • Morane - Saulnier MS 406 primary French fighter during Battle of France. One of only two French military designs to exceed 1,000 aircraft in production other being Potez 630
    MS.315 trainer
  • MS.406 fighter

Nardi (Italian)[]

Nieuport-Delage[]

  • NiD.622 fighter
  • NiD.629 fighter

North American (American)[]

  • NAA-57 trainer/reconnaissance
  • NAA-64 trainer/reconnaissance
Potez 633 light bomber of the multirole Potez 630 series. This series was the most produced French military aircraft series before world war II more than 1,300 made. Potez 630 series is multirole with different variants of the series fulfilling different roles. For example, Potez 630 and 631 act as heavy fighters(which was the original purpose of the series) and Potez 633 acts as a light bomber whereas Potez 637 does reconnaissance.

Potez[]

  • Potez 25 observation
  • Potez 29 transport
  • Potez 33 liaison
  • Potez 39 observation
  • transport
  • Potez 452 ship-borne flying boat
  • Potez 542 bomber/reconnaissance
  • Potez 56 trainer/transport
  • Potez 585 liaison
  • Potez 63 series, fighter, light bomber/reconnaissance (1200+ built)
    • Potez 630 day/night fighter
    • Potez 631 day/night fighter, (200+ built)
    • Potez 633 light bomber
    • Potez 637 reconnaissance
    • Potez 63.11 observation/reconnaissance, (900+ built)
  • Potez 650 transport
  • Potez 662 transport
  • Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat

Romano/SNCASE[]

Salmson[]

SNCAO[]

  • CAO.200 fighter
  • CAO.30 flying boat trainer.
  • CAO.600 torpedo bomber

SNCASE[]

  • SE.100 twin engine fighter
  • SE.200 transport flying boat
  • SE.400 patrol floatplane

Vought (American)[]

  • V.156 carrier-borne dive bomber

Wibault-Penhoët[]

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

See also[]

References[]

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