Bloch MB.151 C.1

History: then what is Bloch MB.150 emerged as the aircraft completely inappropriate for a big series production, it was necessary to proceed to a complete reconstruction of the airframe and into this new airframe was installed a different engine Gnome-Rhone. The first flight took place in August 1938, the production is then sold all in five races SNCASO and from December 1938 was accompanied by the aircraft Bloch MB.152 C1, which have been manufactured in parallel with the 151-čkami. Unfortunately for France, the production of spewed serial aircraft, but many were without a propeller, or have been the sight of the guns, in the time of the assault France Germany there was very little in the bojeschopném condition. By the end of November 1939 was produced 358 aircraft, but on the 157 aircraft were not fitted to the propeller! Blochy were also in the fight with the German Bf 109E and when these came to light one bad feature of the engine Gnome-Rhone - small výškovost, this engine was optimalizovan to a height of about 3 000 m, whereas the DB-601 to 5-6 000 m. Small range of these aircraft did not allow their departure for north Africa and thus they became the armament of the air force of the Vichy. Several aircraft served in the Greek air force, but their deployment has been marked by a lack of spare parts (ted after the fall of France), the nine machines serve as a source of spare parts for about four remaining. Then the rest fought against Italian and German aircraft and was supposedly achieved even a few kills. One more interesting fact, the Greek MB.151 should be in your arsenal of two cannons the HS-404 the caliber of 20 mm with sixty shells per gun and two machine guns MAC 1934 M39 caliber 7.5 mm..