Sergent Robert Killy, who flew the D.520 with the Groupe de Chasse II/3, scored 3 shared victories and one probable shared victories during the Battle of France. Sergent Robert Killy, who flew the...
Sergent Robert Killy, who flew the D.520 with the Groupe de Chasse II/3, scored 3 shared victories and one probable shared victories during the Battle of France. Sergent Robert Killy, who flew the...
A/C René Munier flew the Bloch MB.152 with Groupe de Chasse II/1 during the Battle of France, and was killed in action on May 15, 1940. A/C René Munier flew the Bloch MB.152...
A promising young fighter pilot, René Pomier-Layrargues flew the Dewoitine D.520 during the Battle of France. On 5 June 1940, he encountered the German ace of aces Werner Mölders near Compiègne and shot him down as well as one of his wingmen, before being shot down himself. A promising young fighter pilot, René...
The Farman 223-4 was the first Allied aircraft to bomb Berlin in World War II. It was initially designed as a transatlantic postal aircraft for Air France, but three aircraft were acquired by the French navy. One of these, nicknamed the “Jules Verne”, was modified in April 1940 as a makeshift strategic bomber under the direction of Capitaine de Corvette... The Farman 223-4 was the first Allied...
In the afternoon of June 5, 1940, Werner Mölders, Germany's ace of aces with 25 aerial victories and Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 53, led his unit on patrol over France. Spotting a group of French fighters near Compiègne, he gave the signal for the attack, expecting an easy victory. In the afternoon of June 5, 1940,...