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    DEWOITINE D.520

    Aug 08, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS STUART HADAWAY
    “METAL SKINNED, FAST, MANOEUVRABLE, AND HEAVILY ARMED, IT WAS SEEN AS AN EQUIVALENT TO THE RAF’S SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE, AND A COUNTER TO THE LUFTWAFFE’S MESSERSCHMITT BF. 109”

    ON THE NOSE

    The D.520 packed a 20mm cannon in the nose, firing through the propeller hub.

    HOT AND BOTHERED

    Early D.520s suffered engine overheating problems, prompting a rapid redesign of the radiators.

    LONG LEGS

    The 396 litres (87 gallons) main fuel tank coupled with two wing tanks gave the D.520 a longer range than most

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