These are the versions of the D520 Dewoitine which were made to suit Moggy's update of the AITW campaign and also his upcoming Iraq/Syria campaign.
The AC that have been made are from The Arme De L'air in 1939/40 for AITW, and consist of :
"Loup Garou" 2em Esc of GCI/3
AC of both the 2em and 3em Escadrilles of GCII/3
an AC of 5em Esc GCIII/5
and one from the 6 Escadrille of GC III/6

The 3dz's were finished up by Col.Gibbon on the start made by Mike "Sandbagger" Norris, and the Skins were made by me, using panel lines supplied also by Mike 'Sandbagger' Norris.
Adjustments have been made to the Cockpit panel images by me, using some excellent reference images sent by LLv34_Doc_1 - a new, more 'authentic' layout may come in the future when 3DZ studio for XP is released. LLv34 Doc also made the new HiRez opl Rx31 gunsight for use in this AC.

Thanks must also go to LLv34_Doc_1 and also to FreddyB and Moggy for all of the reference files they sent me, I now have just about every emblem shown on any French AC in ww2!!! as well as more hi quality profiles than I can shake a stick at! Thanks too should go to Lolo Kramp for making the first series of accurate profiles available for use in AITW.

Note: Knegel has made a suitable flt file available for this AC as a part of his EAWrp v2.5 package,  applicable for both the Spit1 AND the Bf109g slots, go get it, it's the best!

There are also a couple of LW and Bulgarian Dewoitines being made to fly in the German Bf109G slot.
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About The Dewoitine D520 - quoted from an article written by 
 Joe Baugher 
jfb@intgp1.att.com

.....The Groupe de Chasse I/3 was the first unit to get the D.520, receiving its first planes in January of 1940. At first, the D.520s issued to this Groupe were unarmed training versions, and GC I/3 was assigned the task of shaking out the bugs. In April and May, GC I/3 was issued with 34 "war-cleared" D.520s at Cannes-Mandelieu. The D.520 was very popular with its pilots, who praised it for the sensitiveness of its controls, the simplicity of its control panel, and the ease of recovery from a spin. 

In comparative trials on April 21, 1940 at CEMA at Orleans-Bricy against a captured Bf 109E-3, tests showed that the German machine had a 20 mph speed advantage owing to its higher power. However, the D.520 had superior maneuverability owing to its superb handling properties. 

On May 10, 1940, when Germany invaded France, only GC I/3 was equipped with the D.520, a total of 79 D.520s being taken on charge. GC I/3 was hastily thrown into action, the D.520 meeting the Luftwaffe for the first time on May 13, shooting down three Henschel Hs 126s and one Heinkel He 111 without loss to themselves. GC II/2, GC III/3, GC III/6 and GC II/7 were later to receive the D.520, and all took part in the battle for France. A naval unit, the 1o Flottile de Chasse, was also equipped with the D.520. GC II/6 and GC III/7 had also converted to the D.520, but had been formed too late to see any action. By the time of the Franco-German Armistice of June 25, 1940, 437 D.520s had been built, and 351 of these had been delivered to operational units. The Armee de l'Air D.520s gave a good account of themselves, and gave better than they got. By the time that the battle for France had come to an end, D.520-equipped squadrons had accounted for 108 confirmed kills and 39 probables. A total of 85 were lost on operations, with 54 of these losses being due to direct enemy action. 

As French resistance to the German advance began to collapse, between the 18th and 20th of June, GC I/3, II/3, III/3, III/6, and II/7 flew their aircraft to North Africa. 153 machines remained behind in unoccupied France. Three D.520s of GC III/7 escaped to Britain and were incorporated into the Free French 1st Fighter Group formed at RAF Oldham. 

Specification of the D.520: 

One Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 twelve-cylinder Vee liquid cooled engine rated at 930 hp for takeoff. Maximum speed 329 mph at 19,685 feet, 280 mph at sea level. Initial climb rate 2362 feet per minute. Time to 13,120 feet was 4 minutes. Service ceiling 36,090 feet, normal range was 620 miles and maximum range was 777 miles. Dimensions: wingspan 33 feet 5 1/2 inches, length 28 feet 8 1/2 inches, height 8 feet 5 inches, wing area 171.684 square feet. Weights: 4608 pounds empty, 6129 pounds maximum loaded. Armed with one 20-mm Hispano-Suiza 404 cannon with 60 rounds mounted between the engine cylinder banks and firing through the propeller spinner, plus four 7.5-mm MAC 1934 M 39 machine guns in the wings with 500 rpg. 

Sources:
The Dewoitine 520, Raymond Danel, Aircraft in Profile, 1966. 
War Planes of the Second World War, Fighters, Volume One, William Green, Doubleday, 1963. 

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Cheers and "Enjoy"  8?)
DeanH
Dec 1 2004