92312 Dewoitine D-520 "France 1940"

5 decal variants :

1. D-520 (No. 302), Cpt. Jean Assollant ( 2 victories Fiat CR-42), of GC III/6, Chartres , June 1940

2. D-520, flown by Mieczyslaw Mumler ( 4 victories), of 3. Escadrille GC II/7, Ounans, June 1940

3. D-520 "6" (No.266), S/Lt. rené Pomier-Layrarques, 4. Esc GC II/7

4. D-520 "3" (No.273),A/C Denis Ponteins, 4. Esc GC II/7, Meaux-Esbly, June 1940

5. D-520 C, (No.207( flown by Adj. Chef M.E. Leblanc, (7 victories, 5. Esc. GC III/5, Relizanne, June 1940

 The first prototype of the D.520 first flew on 2 October 1938 and was powered by a new liquid-cooled Hispano-Suiza 12Y-21 engine with a power of 890 hp. However, during flight tests it managed to reach a speed of only 480 km/h, which was much less than the expected 520 km/h. The original prototype and two other airframes were fitted with a new sliding canopy and larger tail surfaces in 1939. These prototypes were armed with a 20 mm cannon firing through a hollow propeller shaft and two 7.5 mm machine guns in small capsules under the wings. Flight tests went relatively well, so the company was awarded a contract in March 1939 for 200 production machines powered by the newer Hispano-Suiza 12Y-31 engine. The plane served on both sides of the war, with both the Vichy and Free French air forces possessing a number of the aircraft. It was employed during the Battle of France with good results against the Luftwaffe and the Italian Air Force, as well as in Syria in 1941 against British and Free French Forces alongside the German Luftwaffe.