The original bleu fonce finish has been retained on the undersides after the upper surfaces got the new camouflage colours in 1939. The amiot 143page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this. A strafed amiot 143 on an airfield aircraft design the germans posing near partially burnt the french bomber amiot 143 the amiot was a late french medium bomber. The amiot 143 page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this aircraft. For example, lockheed and lockheed martin are considered two separate listings in the military factory database. The first production contract for any entry in the amiot 3554 family was for 20 amiot 350 b4s, placed in 1938 and with deliveries to be completed by 1 april 1939. Captured by german forces french bomber amiot 143 in a field in sombernon in burgundy. From world war i and world war ii airplanes to the fastest modern fighter jets, living warbirds is your best international warbirds resource. The amiot 340 was a threeseat twin engined bomber based on the graceful amiot 370 racing aircraft and which was the basis for the amiot 350 family of bombers.
Avions amiot was a former french aircraft manufacturer. The amiot 143 is a bomber of the french air force used during the second world war, on 19391945. Combat and bombing airplane, amiot 120 b 3 unt digital library. Air and space museum for several years and is an author of several books on. Amiot 3554 wwii french medium bomber plastic model. From 1939 to 1942, amiot to curtiss planes and pilots at. Aircraft from the 1st air group 238 bomber squadron. The amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber designed to meet 1928 specifications for a bomber capable of daynight bombing, longrange reconnaissance, and bomber escort. From 1939 to 1942, amiot to curtiss planes and pilots dominique breffort, andre jouineau on. The amiot entered service in july with deliveries continuing in 1936 and 1937 amiot 143 see more. It was an allmetal cantilever highwing monoplane with an enclosed pilots. Flying american combat aircraft of world war ii vol. Paul lengelle paintings for sale paul lengelle art value. The amiot 143m entered service in july 1935, with deliveries continuing in 1936 and 1937.
Amiot 143 french medium bomber airplane desktop kiln dried wood model large new for sale online. It can accept a variety of engines, and is equipped with 2 machine guns as well as specialized bomb sights and other combat equipment. After its amiot 143, the company produced the amiot 340. The amiot 340 took gen vuillemin on his notorious visit to the luftwaffe in august 1938. First flying in 1935, the amiot 143 system was an unspectacular design whose time had passed in the interwar years. The amiot 120 b 3 is designed as a french combat aircraft. Download aircraft airframes manuals avions amiot aircraft. The amiot 350 was to be powered by two 920hp hispanosuiza 12y2829 12cylinder liquidcooled inline engines. The pilot sat in an enclosed cockpit, level with the leading edge of the wing and the navigatorbombardier, who was also provided with flying controls, sat in the. The amiot 143page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this aircraft. The amiot 143 of the french air force represented an evolution in the amiot pistonengine bomber series that replaced the amiot 140 of 1931. There are a total of 2 amiot company chronological aircraft list product entries in the military factory. The amiot 143 was one of the most numerous french bombers at the outbreak of the second world war, but was virtually obsolete by the start of the german offensive in the west in may 1940 and the four bomber groups still equipped with the type suffered heavy losses the amiot 143 evolved from the amiot 140 of 1931. Media in category amiot 123 the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.
Son fils denis nous a remis cette photo, loccasion pour n. Amiot 350 351 354 amoit 354 developed from the amiot 370 and the amiot 340, converted to the amiot 351. The belgian battles actions are described parution du 15012014 auteur. Le prototype amiot 140, dont etait derive lamiot 143 photo m. This is the 172 scale amiot 3554 wwii french medium bomber plastic model from mach 2 models. New book captures the last spitfires in stunning air to air action. As the pace of rearmament increased in the late 1930s, amiot scored another success, this time with the elegant amiot 354 bomber. In 1939, robert bruhl took a photograph of amiot143, no. Ce bombardier avait fait son premier vol le 12 avril 1931. Amiot 143 aircraft videos and aircraft pictures living warbirds features the best in aviation. When alecsis rose finds himself washed up on an unknown beach, he has no idea. It had unusual looks and the copilot sat underneath the pilot in the gondola.
Free plans and blueprints of cars, trailers, ships, airplanes, jets, scifi and more. In the early phases of rearmament, amiot scored a considerable success with the amiot 143, widely considered one of the ugliest aircraft, along with its contemporary the potez 542, to have flown. The company was formed in 1916 by felix amiot as the society of mechanical drawing and construction secm felix amiot s first aircraft was built in a paris garage in 19, but it was not until 1916, during the first world war, that he became seriously involved in construction. The amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber designed to meet 1928 specifications for a bomber capable of daynight bombing, longrange reconnaissance and bomber escort.
First flown in december 1937 with two 686kw 920hp gnomerhone 14n01 radials. The amiot 143 had the same highwing and fixed undercarriage as the amiot 140, with the wing thick enough to allow crew access to the engines by a tunnel between the wing spars. Amiot 143 destinations journey the amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber. Year deployed wing span, m lenght, m height, m wings area, m2 weight, kg empty aircraft maximum takeoff engine power, hp maximum speed, kmh cruising speed, kmh range, km rate of climb, mmin service ceiling, m crew armament.
Trials revealed the need for a fourth crew member, 761kw 1,020hp 14n2021 engines, and a dihedralled tailplane with endplate vertical surfaces. Amiot 143 ww2, airplane, planes, air force, aircraft, french, how. The amiot 143m was a late 1930s french medium bomber designed to meet 1928. The minister of defence granted a contract to secm french. This was a twinengined stressed skinned allmetal bomber produced in response. The entire family of aircraft was based on the amiot 341 long range postal aircraft, which was displayed at the 1936 paris air show.
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