Dewoitine D.520 Ń French fighter
Ark Models 72016

Dimensions: 120
No. of parts: 32

The Dewoitine 520 had been the best fighter in service with the French Air Force by the beginning of WWII. Its prototype conducted its maiden flight in October 1938 and entered full-rate production soon afterwards. The D.520 began to field with combat units in January 1940. The fighter’s baptism of fire took place in the hostilities in France in 1940. Fighters of the type also were operated by the Italian, Bulgarian, German and Romanian air forces. A total of 610 D.520s were produced.