I wonder why the thread went on for so long saying it was a -111. I kept going back to the picture looking for the -111 and actually thought the original photo had been edited.
I wonder why the thread went on for so long saying it was a -111. I kept going back to the picture looking for the -111 and actually thought the original photo had been edited.
The picture was shot during the XVIth Salon Aéronautique at the Grand Palais, Paris in november and december 1938 (the last preceding WW 2).
The plane is the unique example of the Bloch 162 prototype 4 engines bomber. This must be the section from the Marcel Bloch company as there is a MB 151 fighter at the bottom right.
The picture was shot during the XVIth Salon Aéronautique at the Grand Palais, Paris in november and december 1938 (the last preceding WW 2).
The plane is the unique example of the Bloch 162 prototype 4 engines bomber. This must be the section from the Marcel Bloch company as there is a MB 151 fighter at the bottom right.
An illustration of too little, too late as it first flew on june 1st, 1940.
Later seized by the Germans, it is said to have been used by KG 200 for clandestine missions, later fate unknown.
You're missing the point: the earlier comments are not related to the photo that is now showing: I suspect somewhere along the line the photo link was changed to a different photo (different site), as others have mentioned. Plus the 'new' photo clearly states what the aircraft is anyway....