Hello Tomo Pauk!
More sources for the 2 different D 520's are Profile Publication Number 135, The Dewoitine 520, page 13, and French Fighters of World War II in Action, Aircraft number 180, page 43.
By the way, the profile publication shows that D 520's during the Battle of France:
The cost was placed at 85 D 520's, only 54 due to direct enemy action, with 40 pilots killed, wounded or made prisoner, and 4 additional pilots killed or wounded in accidents.
The above data is somewhat different than Joe B's. I make no claim that this data is better or worse than his data. Please be aware however, that this data is from a 1966 publication, so if Joe's information is newer it may well be more accurate.
Hello Flyboy!
I do not have any information on how a D 520 would compare to a Spit Mk I or II. All I have is Eric Brown's impressions of the D 520 vs a Seafire IIC. As you might expect, he felt that the Seafire was superior in all aspects except rate of climb.
May God fly your wing!
Eagledad
More sources for the 2 different D 520's are Profile Publication Number 135, The Dewoitine 520, page 13, and French Fighters of World War II in Action, Aircraft number 180, page 43.
By the way, the profile publication shows that D 520's during the Battle of France:
- Aircraft Destroyed Probable
- Bf-109E 23 10
- Bf-110 9 1
- Do 17/215 24 16
- He 111 16 8
- Hs 126 12 1
- Ju 87 14 3
- Ju 88 2 0
- Hs 123 1 0
- Cr 42 4 0
- Br 20 3 0
The cost was placed at 85 D 520's, only 54 due to direct enemy action, with 40 pilots killed, wounded or made prisoner, and 4 additional pilots killed or wounded in accidents.
The above data is somewhat different than Joe B's. I make no claim that this data is better or worse than his data. Please be aware however, that this data is from a 1966 publication, so if Joe's information is newer it may well be more accurate.
Hello Flyboy!
I do not have any information on how a D 520 would compare to a Spit Mk I or II. All I have is Eric Brown's impressions of the D 520 vs a Seafire IIC. As you might expect, he felt that the Seafire was superior in all aspects except rate of climb.
May God fly your wing!
Eagledad