DEWOITINE D.520
“METAL SKINNED, FAST, MANOEUVRABLE, AND HEAVILY ARMED, IT WAS SEEN AS AN EQUIVALENT TO THE RAF’S SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE, AND A COUNTER TO THE LUFTWAFFE’S MESSERSCHMITT BF. 109”
ON THE NOSE
The D.520 packed a 20mm cannon in the nose, firing through the propeller hub.
HOT AND BOTHERED
Early D.520s suffered engine overheating problems, prompting a rapid redesign of the radiators.
LONG LEGS
The 396 litres (87 gallons) main fuel tank coupled with two wing tanks gave the D.520 a longer range than most
