List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II

Updated on Nov 05, 2023

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Aircraft of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation during the Battle of France in 1940 and aircraft of the Free French Air Force (FAFL).

The list is not complete and includes obsolete aircraft used for training as well as prototype and pre-production aircraft.

List is in alphabetical order by manufacturer or designer.

Amiot

Amiot 143 medium bomber

Amiot 351/Amiot 354 twin-engine light bomber

ANF Les Mureaux

ANF Les Mureaux 113/115/117 reconnaissance aircraft

Arsenal

Arsenal VG-33 light wooden-built fighter for rapid production, only few built and used.

Besson

MB.411 submarine-borne float plane operated by French submarine Surcouf

Blériot-SPAD

Blériot-SPAD S.510 biplane fighter, mostly in training role by time of battle

Bloch

MB.81 transport

MB.131 reconnaissance/bomber

MB.150 series fighters

MB.150 1936 prototype

MB.151 first production variant

MB.152 increased power, 593 built before armistice

MB.162 long-range heavy bomber

MB.174 reconnaissance

MB.175 bomber

MB.200 bomber

MB.210 bomber

MB.220 transport

Breguet

Bre.XIX biplane light bomber

Bre.270 observation

Bre.482 heavy bomber, single complete prototype destroyed in German air-raid in 1942

Bre.521 "Bizerte" - flying-boat

Bre.691 twin engine light ground attack bomber

Bre.693 Bre.691 with different engines

Bre.695 Bre.693 with larger engines

CAMS

CAMS 37 ship-borne flying boat

CAMS 55 maritime reconnaissance flying boat

Caproni (Italian)

Caproni Ca.164 trainer

Caproni Ca.313 bomber

Caudron

C.272 Luciole liaison

C.400 Phalène liaison

C.445 Goeland transport

C.600 Aiglon liaison

C.630 Simoun transport

C.714 Cyclone fighter

Curtiss (American)

H-75 fighter

CW-77 dive bomber

de Havilland (British)

DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer

DH.89 Dragon Rapide transport

Dewoitine

Dewoitine D.338 transport

D.500/D.501/D.510 fighter

D.520 fighter

D.720 reconnaissance

HD.730 reconnaissance floatplane

Douglas

DB-7 bomber

Farman/SNCAC

F.190 transport

F.222 heavy bomber

F.223 heavy bomber

F.224 transport

F.402 transport and observation

NC.150 high altitude bomber prototype

NC.223 heavy bomber

NC.410 floatplane prototype

NC.470 trainer

NC.600 fighter prototype

Gourdou-Leseurre

GL-812 HY ship-borne observation floatplane

GL-813 HY ship-borne observation floatplane

GL-832 HY ship-borne observation floatplane

Hanriot

H.436 trainer

H.16 liaison

H.185 liaison

H.232 advanced trainer

H.180 trainer

H.220 fighter-bomber

H.230 trainer

H.510 observation

H.600 fighter

Koolhoven

FK.58 fighter, about 13 pressed into action in May 1940

Latécoère

Laté.298 torpedo bomber float plane

Laté.299 reconnaissance/torpedo bomber landplane

Laté.302 long range flying boat

Laté.381 long range flying boat

Laté.523 long range flying boat

Laté.570 bomber

Laté.611 long range flying boat

Laté.631 long range flying boat

Levasseur

PL.10 torpedo bomber

PL.101 torpedo bomber

PL.14 torpedo bomber floatplane

PL.15 torpedo bomber floatplane

Lioré et Olivier

LeO C.30 Cierva observation autogyro

LeO H-43 observation float plane

Lioré et Olivier LeO.206 biplane heavy night bomber

LeO H-246 flying boat

LeO H-257 torpedo bomber/bomber float plane

LeO.451 bomber

LeO H-470 flying boat

Loire

Loire 46 fighter

Loire 501 liaison

Loire 70 flying boat

Loire 130 flying boat

Loire 210 ship-borne fighter floatplane

Loire-Nieuport

LN.161 fighter

LN.401 ship-borne dive bomber

LN.411 ship-borne dive bomber

SFCA Maillet

Maillet 201 liaison

Martin (American)

M.167 bomber

Mauboussin

Mauboussin M.123 trainer

Morane-Saulnier

MS.225 fighter

MS.230 trainer

MS.315 trainer

MS.406 fighter

Nardi (Italian)

Nardi FN.305 trainer/liaison

Nieuport-Delage

NiD.622 fighter

NiD.629 fighter

North American (American)

NAA-57 trainer/reconnaissance

NAA-64 trainer/reconnaissance

Potez

Potez 25 observation

Potez 29 transport

Potez 33 liaison

Potez 39 observation

Potez 402 transport

Potez 452 ship-borne flying boat

Potez 542 bomber/reconnaissance

Potez 56 trainer/transport

Potez 585 liaison

Potez 63 series, fighter, light bomber/reconnaissance (1200+ built)

Potez 630 day/night fighter

Potez 631 day/night fighter, (200+ built)

Potez 633 light bomber

Potez 637 reconnaissance

Potez 63.11 observation/reconnaissance, (900+ built)

Potez 650 transport

Potez 662 transport

Potez-CAMS 141 flying boat

Romano/SNCASE

R.82

Salmson

Salmson Cricri trainer

Salmson Phrygane liaison

SNCAO

CAO.200 fighter

CAO.30 flying boat trainer.

CAO.600 torpedo bomber

SNCASE

SE.100 twin engine fighter

SE.200 transport flying boat

SE.400 patrol floatplane

Vought (American)

V.156 carrier-borne dive bomber

Wibaut-Penhoët

Wibaut 283T transport

Wibaut 360T transport

Aircraft of the Free French Air Forces, 1940-1945

Airspeed Oxford Mk.II trainer

Amiot 143M bomber

Avro Anson bomber/trainer

Avro York VIP transport

Beechcraft Model 18 liaison/trainer

Bell P-39D Airacobra fighter

Bell P-63A Kingcobra fighter

Bloch MB.131 bomber

Bloch MB.174 reconnaissance

Bloch MB.175 bomber

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - as transport

Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV & Mk.V light bomber

Caudron C.270 Luciole liaison

Caudron C.400 Phalène liaison

Caudron C.445 Goeland transport

Caudron C.600 Aiglon liaison

Caudron C.630 Simoun transport

Caudron C.714 Cyclone fighter

Cessna UC-78 Bobcat liaison

Consolidated PBY Catalina patrol bomber

Cunliffe-Owen OA.1 transport

Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter

Curtiss P-40E/F/N fighter

de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth liaison

de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer

Dewoitine D.520 fighter

Douglas A-24/SBD dive bomber

Douglas DB-7 medium bomber

Douglas Boston medium bomber

Farman F.222 BN5 bomber

Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber

Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC fighter

Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 bomber

Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior transport

Lockheed Hudson patrol bomber

Lockheed F-5A/B Lightning photo reconnaissance

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber

Martin 167 bomber

Martin 187 Baltimore bomber

Martin B-26B/G Marauder medium bomber

Morane-Saulnier M.S.230 trainer

Morane-Saulnier M.S.315 trainer

Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter

North American NAA-57 trainer

North American B-25C/H Mitchell medium bomber

North American F-6C Mustang photo reconnaissance

Piper L-4 liaison

Potez 25 observation

Potez 29 transport

Potez 540 transport

Potez 63.11 reconnaissance