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The French military high-command did not have grandiose plans for paratroopers, which did not fit well with its essentially defensive doctrine of the pre-World War II era. Because of this, only two paratrooper companies were formed, and never reached full theoretical strength, and only 15 Potez 650s
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enjoyed noise reduction and heating of the cabin. It was, by all accounts, considered trouble-free, safe and comfortable. The type however did not have a very long career, as it was quickly made obsolete by more modern and much faster airliners such as the
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were ordered in 1937, although it seems only four were operationally used. Originally ordered as bombers, the
Romanian Potez 651s were relegated to transport duties during World War II. Three examples were still in service in May 1944.
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A combat mission was planned as part of the Allied entry in the
Netherlands in the case of a German attack, but the plan was cancelled, and eventually no combat paradrops took place in 1939–1940.
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to resupply its troops in the Middle East. Potez 650s took a significant share of the work, alongside converted bombers (Farman 223.3s) and airliners (Dewoitine 338s).
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were manufactured. They were not sufficient in numbers even for such a small number of men, so the big Farman 224 airliner which had just been refused by
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made unnecessary, obviously at the expense of speed. Nevertheless, it was a major improvement over earlier airliners: the passengers for the first time in
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radials, a less sophisticated cabin with accommodation for 14 paratroopers and their equipment (one squad) or 10 wounded (for the
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engines to be fitted like originally on the Potez 62, since a license to manufacture these engines had already been acquired by
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role), and a larger door system for bulky loading (transport role). The first paradrop from a Potez 650 occurred in May 1937.
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The Potez 62 was a high-wing twin-engine monoplane. The construction mode was not fully metallic, but used wood for the
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expressed interest in acquiring foreign military aircraft. The Potez 650 was selected, but
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was a French-built military transport aircraft that saw service in
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attacked the French protectorates of Syria and
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Twin-engined troop transport aircraft for the French Air Force.
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List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II
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The Potez 650 only received relatively minor modifications:
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438:1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
838:1930s French military transport aircraft
252:Original designations of the Potez 650.
144:, which the large wing area with thick
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858:Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
361:17.32 m (56 ft 10 in)
367:22.45 m (73 ft 8 in)
189:was pressed into military service.
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140:was retracting, but there were no
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449:List of aircraft of World War II
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379:76 m (820 sq ft)
391:7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
385:4,632 kg (10,212 lb)
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853:Aircraft first flown in 1936
233:Industria Aeronautică Română
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467:Avions Potez type 62 et 65
346:Specifications (Potez 650)
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339:Royal Romanian Air Force
352:General characteristics
317:Vichy French Air Force
249:Potez 65, Potez 650 TT
52:Aéroplanes Henry Potez
409:Hispano-Suiza 12Xhrs1
399:Hispano-Suiza 12Xgrs1
219:Derivative: Potez 651
511:Potez and Potez-CAMS
465:Dumollard, Pierre.
389:Max takeoff weight:
203:and British forces
180:Operational service
116:. Derived from the
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332:Kingdom of Romania
225:Romanian Air Force
223:In late 1936, the
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341:(Potez 651)
201:Free French
128:Development
122:paratrooper
832:Categories
800:Potez-CAMS
475:2915030022
460:References
377:Wing area:
195:After the
187:Air France
365:Wingspan:
273:Operators
261:Potez 651
255:Potez 650
237:Potez 651
213:airbridge
197:armistice
110:Potez 650
19:Potez 650
513:aircraft
443:See also
244:Variants
157:and the
134:fuselage
118:Potez 62
101:Potez 62
371:Height:
359:Length:
174:medevac
146:airfoil
124:units.
89:Retired
76:History
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436:Range:
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519:Potez
142:flaps
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531:VIII
471:ISBN
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84:1937
38:Type
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