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Potez 630/631Heavy FighterPotez![]()
Serial production of Pote 63 fighters began in May 1937, the first serial P.630 took off in February 1938. Before the declaration of war on Germany, the French Air Force had 85 R. 630, of which 65 were in the first line. At the same time, there were 206 R.631, including 117 in combat units. R.630 and R.631 in flight duration significantly exceeded single-engine fighters - this was used. Sometimes "Pote" tried to attack on their own. They even managed to shoot down several German planes. In view of the uselessness of using the R.631 during the day, in February 1940, the leaders of the fighter squadrons were eliminated, and the aircraft that had previously belonged to them were withdrawn from the units. All P.630s were transferred to training units. A total of 300 aircraft models 630, 631 were produced. |
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Armament. Two front 7.62 mm MAC 34 machine guns and one of the same machine gun on a turret in the rear cockpit.
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