List of aircraft of the Armée de l'Air, 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

Amiot 143M bomber
Amiot 354 bomber

Arsenal

Arsenal VG 33 interceptor-fighter

Blériot

Blériot S.510 fighter

Bloch

(later, name changed to Dassault)

Bloch MB.81 light transport
Bloch MB.131 reconnaissance 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 MB.162 long range heavy bomber
Bloch MB.174 light bomber
Bloch MB.175 light bomber
Bloch MB.200 medium bomber
Bloch MB.210 medium night bomber
Bloch MB.220 transport

Breguet

Bre XIX bomber
Bre 270 observation
Bre 521 "Bizerte" flying-boat
Bre 693 light attack bomber

C.A.M.S.

C.A.M.S. 37 ship-borne flying boat
C.A.M.S. 55.10 maritime reconnaissance flying boat

Caudron

C.272 "Luciole" liason
C.400 liason
C.600 "Algion" liason
C.630 "Simoun" transport
C.714 "Cyclone" interceptor-fighter

Dewoitine

D.510 fighter
D.520 fighter

Gourdou-Leseurre

GL-810 ship-borne observation floatplane

Hanriot

H.436 trainer
H.16 liason
H.185 liason
H.232 liason

Koolhoven

Koolhoven F.K.58 single-seat fighter plane

Latécoère

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

Levasseur

P.L.14 torpedo bomber float plane
P.L.15 torpedo bomber float plane

Lioré-et-Olivier

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

Loire 46 fighter
Loire 501 liason
Loire 70 flying boat
Loire 130 flying boat(land/sea)
Loire 210 ship-borne fighter floatplane

Loire-Nieuport

LN 401 ship-borne dive bomber

Maillet

Maillet 201 liason

Morane-Saulnier

M.S.225 fighter
M.S.406 fighter

Mureaux

Mureaux 115 observation
MB-411 submarine-borne float plane

Nieuport-Delage

Ni-D.622 fighter

Potez

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

SNCAO

C.A.O.200 interceptor fighter

Sud-Est

SE 200 transport flying boat

Wihault

Wihault 283T transport