About the Dewoitine D.520
The Dewoitine D.520, without doubt the best fighter at the disposal of the French Air Force (Armee de l'Air) in 1940, was developed by the French engineer Emille Dewoitine during the late 1930's. In this period of growing international tension, France had gained consciousness of her lag behind Germany and her future ally, Great Britain. New high performance fighters were urgently needed.