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Heller 80313 Potez 63-11 A3 No.156/709 Heller Museum 1:72
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Heller 80313 Potez 63-11 A3 No.156/709 Heller Museum 1:72
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The Potez 630 and its derivatives were a family of twin-engined, multirole aircraft developed for the French Air Force in the late 1930s. The design was a contemporary of the British Bristol Blenheim (which was larger and designed purely as a bomber) and the German Messerschmitt Bf 110 (which was designed purely as a fighter).
The Potez 630 was in use by several operators during the Second World War. Following the Battle of France, both the Vichy French Air Force and Free French Air Forces used the type; a number of captured aircraft were operated by several air wings of the Axis powers. After the end of the conflict in 1945, a handful of aircraft were used for training purposes for some time.
- Potez 63.11
- Because the pilot needed to be seated above the observer, the
fuselage was taller, which resulted in reduced top speed and
manoeuvrability. As a result, the 63.11 proved very vulnerable, despite
being protected with some armour and basic self-sealing coating over the
fuel tanks. As a secondary light bomber capability was part of the
requirements (though it was rarely if ever used), the fuselage
accommodated a tiny bomb bay, carrying up to eight 10 kg-class bombs.
This bomb bay was replaced by an additional fuel tank on late examples.
Additionally, two 50 kg-class bombs could be carried on hardpoints under
the inner wings. Frontal armament was originally one, then three MAC
1934s under the nose, and many 63.11s were equipped with the same
additional guns in wing gondolas as the 631s.
- The first Potez 63.11 No.1 and second No.2
prototypes first flew in December 1938, and no less than 1,365 examples
were on order in September 1939, of which 730 were delivered, making the
63.11 the most numerous variant of the family by far.
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