Marcel Bloch 152 1/72 Scale Model

French MB 152 - This is a model of a French-built fighter that flew against the German invasion of France in 1940. The MB 151 was an earlier version, fitted with a smaller engine. Greece ordered some MB 151s in late 1939 but only received nine before the French surrender in June, 1940. The Greek MB 151s saw action against the invading Italians and Germans in 1940 and 1941. Due to problems with the French production process, only about 500 MB 151s and 152s had entered service when the Germans invaded France in May, 1940. The plane's production was discontinued after the French surrender.

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Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete, Christopher Shores

Fighters Over France and the Low Countries, Bartlomiej Belcarz

Fledgling Eagles; The Complete Account of Air Operations During the "Phoney War" and Norwegian Campaign, 1940, Christopher Shores

French Aces of WWII, Barry Ketley

French Aircraft from 1939 to 1942 - Vol 1: From Amiot to Curtiss, Dominique Breffort

French Fighters of WWII in Action, Alain Pelletier

Twelve Days in May; The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countries, May 1940, Brian Cull