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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHistoire ET Collections
ISBN-102352501970
ISBN-139782352501978
eBay Product ID (ePID)103092719
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrench Aircraft 1939-1942
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary Science, Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorDominique Breffort
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal358.4183094409044
SynopsisIn May 1940, contrary to preconceived ideas, France possessed many aircraft, balancing her fleet between outdated machines, which were thus quite vulnerable, and truly modern aircraft, which were nonetheless too weak in number and suffered from many defects that new models most often incur. Breffort and Jouineau have joined forces again to provide a newly expanded edition from two volumes of the Avions & Pilotes collection under the same title. This complete panorama of fighter aircraft of the period extends from the beginning of WWII to the dissolution of the Vichy Regime's aviation program. From Amiot to Potez, all the fighters, bombers, reconnaissance and observation aircraft utilized by the French Air Force between 1939 and 1942, whether they were produced in France or purchased abroad, are presented here in alphabetical order; an overview made complete with the presentation of the principle prototypes that were built, but never made it to the production line due to a variety of circumstances.