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Sunday, October 4, 2020
The Bréguet BR-521 ‘Bizerte’. Only 37 were ever built. Between 1935 and 1940 she equipped 5 squadrons of the French navy, mainly being operated in the Mediterranean area of operations.
I just now Googled it, and Wikipedia gives a good description of it, defining it as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, armed with five (05) machine guns, and carrying four (04) bombs mounted under the wings.
One of the photographs depicts a huge cargo bay, and a spartan cockpit.
After the fall of France, the aircraft became part of the German Luftwaffe.
That's quite a monstrosity! Probably took an awful long run to get airborne!
ReplyDeleteI find planes of that era quite beautiful. Great courage was required, just to do your job.
ReplyDeleteI just now Googled it, and Wikipedia gives a good description of it, defining it as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, armed with five (05) machine guns, and carrying four (04) bombs mounted under the wings.
ReplyDeleteOne of the photographs depicts a huge cargo bay, and a spartan cockpit.
After the fall of France, the aircraft became part of the German Luftwaffe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A9guet_521_Bizerte
There are lots of pictures available at this URL:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Br%C3%A9guet+BR-521+%E2%80%98Bizerte%E2%80%99&hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk02NfdmGOmGjT4_WL18NvUQqgaSKIg:1601822424342&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwin8uHElZvsAhVEXM0KHXtABJcQ_AUoAXoECBsQAw&biw=1094&bih=542&dpr=1.25