Breguet 693 - France 1940

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Breguet 693 - France 1940

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GBA I/51 France 1940

 

Breguet BR-693 (13 aircraft)

The Breguet 693 was a light bomber that usually carried 8 50kg bombs.

When they were delivered, the Breguets were popular with their crews, although the unreliable engines in the Br-691 caused headaches. Only in March 1940 were the first combat-worthy Br-693s delivered, and there were now five squadrons to equip: GBA I/51, GBA II/51, GBA I/54, GBA II/54, and GBA II/35, with a theoretical complement of 13 aircraft each.

 

It showed promise in its role and all Breguet variants (691,693 and 695) flew 500 sorties against the German invasion. 79 Br-693s were lost in action.

 

It seems most Br-693s went into service without underwing codes. While there are plenty of pictures of this aircraft in Vichy colours, it didn't serve outside metropolitan France and didn't see combat after the Armistice.

 

Amended DATA and LOADOUT files are included.

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• Submitter
  LloydNB
• Submitted
  05/14/2012
• Category
  French Air Force

 

[Derk]

Thanks Lloyd for a couple of nice additions, interesting planes from an interesting episode in WW II

[Guest ansons2]

Thanks LloydNB ! It is great to have this plane in SFP1, She's remembering me the hard time french pilots had when they attacked at low-level the german columns. They faced the killer Flak ! Göring took another option for precise bombing : Dive bombing, much more safe for the pilots when theLuftwaffe had the air superiority !

 

Keep up the good work !

 

ansons2