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Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: brady on September 19, 2001, 08:24:00 PM

???

  (http://content.communities.msn.com/isapi/fetch.dll?action=MyPhotos_GetPubPhoto&PhotoID=nHwAAAHoIKGTzX8OuagBnjR8xtfZ5EZ5mYTFHQJWdTZjCZT8tZzPTrmLO7y*7qu6T)

[ 09-19-2001: Message edited by: brady ]

Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: Bluefish on September 19, 2001, 08:34:00 PM

Dewoitine 520?

Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: GRUNHERZ on September 19, 2001, 10:13:00 PM

Dewoitine D520, but WOW is that a wartime/prewar pic???

Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: Fishu on September 19, 2001, 10:48:00 PM

Grunherz,

Methinks that helmet looks too modern

Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: straffo on September 20, 2001, 01:44:00 AM

It was the last and only D520 flying ...
destroyed there's some 10 year ago  :(

Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: butch2k on September 20, 2001, 02:27:00 AM

Yes indeed this D520 (s/n 408 reg : F-ZWVB) was owned by the "Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace" and was based at Bretigny. It was destroyed on 13rd July 1986 at vannes killing its pilot, Commandant Christian Bove.

a few pics of this aircraft :

 (http://www.avions-de-legende.com/regrets/img/96A.jpg)

 (http://www.avions-de-legende.com/regrets/img/96B.jpg)

 (http://www.avions-de-legende.com/regrets/img/96C.jpg)

 (http://www.avions-de-legende.com/regrets/img/96D.jpg)

There are still 4 surviving D520, 2 being on display and two others in Storage.

Title: Name This...(49)
Post by: brady on September 20, 2001, 01:45:00 PM

D520,it is :)


  Maby some day we will get it in AH :)