A modern French single-seat fighter that entered service shortly before the German invasion of 1940.
Development
Dewoitine D.520 was developed by Dewoitine in France as a fighter. The family first flew in 1938 and entered service in 1940. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Dewoitine D.520 is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with Armée de l’Air. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include D.520.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.520 | Production | Fighter | Armée de l’Air |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
D.520 — C011 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 1
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 V-12
Armament: One engine-mounted 20 mm cannon and four wing-mounted 7.5 mm machine guns.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- French Aircraft 1939-1942 — Histoire & Collections · Tier 3