Bloch MB.152-C1.zip 2024-05-02

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Bloch MB.152-C1

MB.152 No. 198 (Y-685),
Unit: GC II/9 1re escadrille, September 1940
Pilot: unknown

The M.B.150 series began life in answer to the same 1936 specifications that led to the Dewoitine D.520, although Bloch elected to use a relatively untried Gnome-Rhone radial engine. It was designed from the outset as a bomber interceptor, not a pure fighter. The first prototype MB 150 proved to be a disappointing performer. But it was only one of two designs coming close to the...

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