Aircraft Photo of Not known | Potez 540 | France - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	Not known
Military Code:	2T-1
Aircraft Original Type:	Potez 54
Aircraft Generic Type:	Potez 54
Aircraft Version:	Potez 540
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:	France - Air Force
Unit Markings:	BR132

Location
City / Airport:	Oran - Ahmed Ben BellaMap
Country:	Algeria
Airport Codes:	ICAO: DAOO IATA: ORN Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	27 January 1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	485120

Photo Comment
The quality of the image/scan made the serial of this aircraft unreadable. The 540 was one of several slab-sided bombers developed in France before World War II. Called the Flying Coffin by Spanish Republicans, it was relegated to the colonies and second-line duties by the time the war started. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 8 August 2022, and has since been viewed 675 times.

Photo Comment

The quality of the image/scan made the serial of this aircraft unreadable. The 540 was one of several slab-sided bombers developed in France before World War II. Called the Flying Coffin by Spanish Republicans, it was relegated to the colonies and second-line duties by the time the war started. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

This photo was added on 8 August 2022, and has since been viewed 675 times.

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