List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II

Aircraft of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation during the Battle of France in 1940 and aircraft of the Free French Air Force (FAFL).

The list is not complete and includes obsolete aircraft used for training as well as prototype and pre-production aircraft.

List is in alphabetical order by manufacturer or designer.

Aircraft of the Battle of France, 1940

Amiot

Amiot 143 medium bomber
Amiot 351/Amiot 354 twin-engine light bomber

ANF Les Mureaux

ANF Les Mureaux 113/115/117 reconnaissance aircraft

Arsenal

Arsenal VG-33 light wooden-built fighter for rapid production, only few built and used.

Besson

MB.411 submarine-borne float plane operated by French submarine Surcouf

Blériot-SPAD

Blériot-SPAD S.510 biplane fighter, mostly in training role by time of battle

Bloch

MB.81 transport
MB.131 reconnaissance/bomber
MB.150 series fighters
- MB.150 1936 prototype
- MB.151 first production variant
- MB.152 increased power, 593 built before armistice
MB.162 long-range heavy bomber
MB.174 reconnaissance
MB.175 bomber
MB.200 bomber
MB.210 bomber
MB.220 transport

Breguet

Bre.XIX biplane light bomber
Bre.270 observation
Bre.482 heavy bomber, single complete prototype destroyed in German air-raid in 1942
Bre.521 "Bizerte" - flying-boat
Bre.691 twin engine light ground attack bomber
Bre.693 Bre.691 with different engines
Bre.695 Bre.693 with larger engines

CAMS

CAMS 37 ship-borne flying boat
CAMS 55 maritime reconnaissance flying boat

Caproni (Italian)

Caproni Ca.164 trainer
Caproni Ca.313 bomber

Caudron

C.272 Luciole liaison
C.400 Phalène liaison
C.445 Goeland transport
C.600 Aiglon liaison
C.630 Simoun transport
C.714 Cyclone fighter

Curtiss (American)

H-75 fighter
CW-77 dive bomber

de Havilland (British)

DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer
DH.89 Dragon Rapide transport

Dewoitine

Dewoitine D.338 transport
D.500/D.501/D.510 fighter
D.520 fighter
D.720 reconnaissance
HD.730 reconnaissance floatplane

Douglas

DB-7 bomber

Farman/SNCAC

F.190 transport
F.222 heavy bomber
F.223 heavy bomber
F.224 transport
F.402 transport and observation
NC.150 high altitude bomber prototype
NC.223 heavy bomber
NC.410 floatplane prototype
NC.470 trainer
NC.600 fighter prototype

Gourdou-Leseurre

GL-812 HY ship-borne observation floatplane
GL-813 HY ship-borne observation floatplane
GL-832 HY ship-borne observation floatplane

Hanriot

H.436 trainer
H.16 liaison
H.185 liaison
H.232 advanced trainer
H.180 trainer
H.220 fighter-bomber
H.230 trainer
H.510 observation
H.600 fighter

Koolhoven

FK.58 fighter, about 13 pressed into action in May 1940

Latécoère

Laté.298 torpedo bomber float plane
Laté.299 reconnaissance/torpedo bomber landplane
Laté.302 long range flying boat
Laté.381 long range flying boat
Laté.523 long range flying boat
Laté.570 bomber
Laté.611 long range flying boat
Laté.631 long range flying boat

Levasseur

PL.10 torpedo bomber
PL.101 torpedo bomber
PL.14 torpedo bomber floatplane
PL.15 torpedo bomber floatplane

Lioré et Olivier

LeO C.30 Cierva observation autogyro
LeO H-43 observation float plane
Lioré et Olivier LeO.206 biplane heavy night bomber
LeO H-246 flying boat
LeO H-257 torpedo bomber/bomber float plane
LeO.451 bomber
LeO H-470 flying boat

Loire

Loire 46 fighter
Loire 501 liaison
Loire 70 flying boat
Loire 130 flying boat
Loire 210 ship-borne fighter floatplane

Loire-Nieuport

LN.161 fighter
LN.401 ship-borne dive bomber
LN.411 ship-borne dive bomber

SFCA Maillet

Maillet 201 liaison

Martin (American)

M.167 bomber

Mauboussin

Mauboussin M.123 trainer

Morane-Saulnier

MS.225 fighter
MS.230 trainer
MS.315 trainer
MS.406 fighter

Nardi (Italian)

Nardi FN.305 trainer/liaison

Nieuport-Delage

NiD.622 fighter
NiD.629 fighter

North American (American)

NAA-57 trainer/reconnaissance
NAA-64 trainer/reconnaissance

Potez

Potez 25 observation
Potez 29 transport
Potez 33 liaison
Potez 39 observation
Potez 402 transport
Potez 452 ship-borne flying boat
Potez 542 bomber/reconnaissance
Potez 56 trainer/transport
Potez 585 liaison
Potez 63 series, fighter, light bomber/reconnaissance (1200+ built)
- Potez 630 day/night fighter
- Potez 631 day/night fighter, (200+ built)
- Potez 633 light bomber
- Potez 637 reconnaissance
- Potez 63.11 observation/reconnaissance, (900+ built)
Potez 650 transport
Potez 662 transport
Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat

Romano/SNCASE

R.82

Salmson

Salmson Cricri trainer
Salmson Phrygane liaison

SNCAO

CAO.200 fighter
CAO.30 flying boat trainer.
CAO.600 torpedo bomber

SNCASE

SE.100 twin engine fighter
SE.200 transport flying boat
SE.400 patrol floatplane

Vought (American)

V.156 carrier-borne dive bomber

Wibaut-Penhoët

Wibaut 283T transport
Wibaut 360T transport

Aircraft of the Free French Air Forces, 1940-1945

Airspeed Oxford Mk.II trainer
Amiot 143M bomber
Avro Anson bomber/trainer
Avro York VIP transport
Beechcraft Model 18 liaison/trainer
Bell P-39D Airacobra fighter
Bell P-63A Kingcobra fighter
Bloch MB.131 bomber
Bloch MB.174 reconnaissance
Bloch MB.175 bomber
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - as transport
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV & Mk.V light bomber
Caudron C.270 Luciole liaison
Caudron C.400 Phalène liaison
Caudron C.445 Goeland transport
Caudron C.600 Aiglon liaison
Caudron C.630 Simoun transport
Caudron C.714 Cyclone fighter
Cessna UC-78 Bobcat liaison
Consolidated PBY Catalina patrol bomber
Cunliffe-Owen OA.1 transport
Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter
Curtiss P-40E/F/N fighter
de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth liaison
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer
Dewoitine D.520 fighter
Douglas A-24/SBD dive bomber
Douglas DB-7 medium bomber
Douglas Boston medium bomber
Farman F.222 BN5 bomber
Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber
Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC fighter
Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 bomber
Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior transport
Lockheed Hudson patrol bomber
Lockheed F-5A/B Lightning photo reconnaissance
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber
Martin 167 bomber
Martin 187 Baltimore bomber
Martin B-26B/G Marauder medium bomber
Morane-Saulnier M.S.230 trainer
Morane-Saulnier M.S.315 trainer
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter
North American NAA-57 trainer
North American B-25C/H Mitchell medium bomber
North American F-6C Mustang photo reconnaissance
Piper L-4 liaison
Potez 25 observation
Potez 29 transport
Potez 540 transport
Potez 63.11 reconnaissance
Potez 650 transport
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt fighter-bomber
Supermarine Spitfire L.F.Mk.VB & VC fighter
Supermarine Walrus rescue amphibian
Universal L-7 liaison
Stinson 105 Voyager liaison
Vultee BT-13 Valiant trainer
Vultee A-35 Vengeance dive bomber
Vickers Wellington maritime patrol variant
Westland Lysander Mk.III liaison
Yakovlev Yak-1 & 1M fighter
Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter
Yakovlev Yak-7B fighter
Yakovlev Yak-9 & 9T fighter

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