Fighters *
Bombers * Reconnaissance * Observation * A study of all of the fighters,
bombers, reconnaissance and observation aircraft utilised by the French Air
Force between 1939 and 1942
In May 1940, contrary to preconceived ideas France
possessed many aircraft, she was balancing her fleet between outdated machines,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 World War II to the dissolution of the Vichy Regime’s
aviation program.
From Amiot to Potez, all the fighters, bombers, reconnaissance and
observation aircraft utilised 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 which were never made it to the
production line due to a variety of circumstances.
