Bristol Beaufighter Captured by Germany
During 1943, a Bristol Beaufighter was captured by German Forces and evaluated by the Luftwaffe.
Tag: aviation
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Bloch MB.480 Floatplane
Bloch MB.480 Floatplane
Designed as a twin-engined torpedo-bomber/reconnaissance floatplane for the French Navy, the Bloch MB.480 first flew in June 1939. Although testing was successfully completed, the Navy had decided to use landplanes for its intended role. The navy placed an order for 68 of the much faster Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 although none of these were delivered before the armistice.
Of the two prototypes built, one was destroyed in a collission with a pier on Étang de Thau on 23 June 1940. The second was placed into storage in Jul9 1940 and later scrapped.
Bloch MB.480 3-View Drawing 
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Bloch MB.700 Fighter
Bloch MB.700 Fighter
The Bloch MB.700 was a light-weight fighter designed for the French Air Force. It used a wooden frame, to conserve strategic materials and a 700hp Gnome-Rhône 14 M6. First flying on 19 April 1940, it subsequently undertook a series of evaluation flights. When German forces occupied the airfield it was based at, they burned it. A second partially built aircraft was never completed.
Bloch MB.700 3-View Drawing 
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