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Dewoitine D.750

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Two prototypes of the D.750 were ordered by the French Air Ministry on 26 June 1939, the first example making its maiden flight on 6 May 1940 with SNCAM's chief
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on 25 June. This caused development of the D.750 to be abandoned, with the second prototype incomplete.
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3-bladed Ratier 1716 variable-pitch propeller, 4.43 m (14 ft 6 in) diameter
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housed the crew of two or three required by the specification in separate cockpits. The
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In 1937, the French Air Ministry drew up a specification for a twin-engined
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240 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn) econ cruise at 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
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and a twin tail. The fuselage, of similar layout to the competing
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4,272 kg (9,418 lb) (reconnaissance mission)
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SNCAM's design, the Dewoitine D.750 was a low-winged
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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4,492 kg (9,903 lb) (torpedo-bomber role)
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Index

Torpedo bomber
France
SNCAM
French
torpedo bomber
Second World War
aircraft carriers
French Navy
France's defeat by Germany
torpedo bomber
French Navy
Joffre
Painlevé
Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Midi
monoplane
stressed skin
Renault 12R
V12 engines
tailwheel undercarriage
SNCAO CAO.600
bombardier
Darne machine guns
test pilot
Marcel Doret
Nazi Germany
invaded France and the Low countries
France surrendered
Renault 12R
V12 engine
Darne machine guns

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