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French D.520 Fighter (WWII)

By: Hobby Boss

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Model Kits - Aircraft (1/72) (Hobby Boss)

23 pcs.

MSRP old price: $11.99


Product Info

Title
French D.520 Fighter (WWII)
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2018
Dimensions
10.75x7.25x1.75"
NKG Part #
2147881884
MFG. Part #
HBB80237
Type
Scale Model

Description

The D520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the start of WWII. It was the best French fighter of the war. The first prototype D520 flew in October 1938. After seizing the non-occupied part of France in November 1942, the Germans captured 246 D520C1 fighters, but only 182 of them were airworthy. Repainted and re-equipped they served the Luftwaffe as operational training aircraft. Some of these captured planes were sold to German Allies, some destroyed during the French Campaign in 1944 or recaptured by Free French pilots and the French Resistance.

Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.