Amiot 354

Amiot 350 Series

Amiot 350 Series

The Amiot 350 was a series of fast, twin-engine bombers which fought with the French Air Force in limited numbers during the Battle of France. Derived from the Amiot 341 mail plane, the Amiot 340 prototype was involved in a propaganda misinformation flight to Berlin in August 1938 to convince the Germans that the French employed modern bombers. Though 830 machines were ordered by the French government only 80 machines were received by the Air Ministry. The main variant was the twin-tailed 351; however, due to various delays, the single-tailed 354 was accepted into service as an interim type.

  • Amiot 340
    • Two 686 kW (920 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14P, single-tail prototype
  • Amiot 350
    • 351 re-engined with two 686 kW (920 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Y-28 / Hispano-Suiza 12Y-29 engines
  • Amiot 351
    • Two 707 kW (950 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14N-38 / Gnome-Rhône 14N-39, twin-tail
  • Amiot 352
    • 351 re-engined with two 820 kW (1,100 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Y-50 / Hispano-Suiza 12Y-51 engines
  • Amiot 353
    • 351 re-engined with two 768 kW (1,030 hp) Rolls-Royce Merlin III engines
  • Amiot 354
    • 351 re-engined with two 798 kW (1,070 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14N-48 / Gnome-Rhône 14N-49, most with single-tail.
  • Amiot 355.01
    • 351 re-engined with two 895 kW (1,200 hp) Gnome-Rhône 14R-2 / Gnome-et-Rhone 14R-3 engines
  • Amiot 356
    • 354 re-engined with two 842 kW (1,130 hp) Rolls-Royce Merlin X engines
  • Amiot 357
    • high-altitude prototype with pressurized cabin, two 895 kW (1,200 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Z-89 turbocharged engines
  • Amiot 358
    • 351 re-engined post-war with two 895 kW (1,200 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines
  • Amiot 370
    • single-tail racer with two 642 kW (860 hp) Hispano-Suiza 12Yirs / Hispano-Suiza 12Yjrs engines, developed specifically for (later cancelled) Paris-New York race