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Dewoitine 520 GC 1/3 1ere Escadrille


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Certainly the Best French fighter of the desperate struggle of May/June 40. This plane belongs to the Sub/Lt Blancke (5kills) belonging to the first Escadrille of the GC 1/3 based in Meaux/Esbly in May June 40.

38382275556_881fc46873_b.jpgDSC_0001 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

38382253186_9d17634742_b.jpgDSC_0002 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

24567307058_96d6388bbb_b.jpgDSC_0003 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

24567301028_aea420af97_b.jpgDSC_0004 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

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38459908891_0646db2ee4_b.jpgDSC_0001 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

37573244895_fd43384388_b.jpgDSC_0003 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

26683013119_80e66da01c_b.jpgDSC_0004 by jean Barby, sur Flickr

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52 minutes ago, Winenut said:

Tres bien!

 

Really well done indeed

 

Is the pronounced oil weathering/marking/stains common to the 520?

 

Lovely build....the colours look spot on

 

Cheers 

Thanks Sir. Actually no oil but gazoline splits, and I have used pictures of the aircraft in the period concerned to duplicate this effect. Otherwise the planes were brand new and had no time to get old in those hot days of May/Ju

 

1 hour ago, RidgeRunner said:

Hi!

 

That's 1/72?

 

Martin

No It's1/48th.

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Thanks a lot! Yes Emile Dewoitine was a great engineer and he conceived some great airplanes; The D520 came too late to change the fate of the Battle of France, but, in its own rights , she was a very good machine. Thanks for all your comments.

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A beautiful rendition, Zigomar.  Such a good looking aeroplane.  I wonder how things would have gone if all the Groupes de Chasse were equipped with the D.520.  I like the fuel stains.  Evidence of hasty re-fuelling in the field from jerry cans, perhaps?

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6 hours ago, Meatbox8 said:

A beautiful rendition, Zigomar.  Such a good looking aeroplane.  I wonder how things would have gone if all the Groupes de Chasse were equipped with the D.520.  I like the fuel stains.  Evidence of hasty re-fuelling in the field from jerry cans, perhaps?

Certainly much better than with the obsolete MS406! Thanks for your comment.

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