Book. “Marcel Bloch Aircraft – Volume 3: Fighters and Other Developments”
The third and final volume in the trilogy dedicated to Marcel Bloch, this book covers the first Bloch fighter aircraft and their prototypes, just before World War II.
From 1937 to 1939, France prepared for a war that seemed inevitable… In this third book, the author focuses, among other things, on the first fighter planes developed by Marcel Bloch shortly before the start of World War II, resulting in the delivery of more than 600 MB 151 and MB 152 aircraft to the French Army. This was a first heyday for the aircraft manufacturer, who developed numerous prototypes at that time, but it was (unfortunately) short-lived…
Once France was invaded by the troops of the Third Reich, Marcel Bloch refused to collaborate with the invaders and was therefore imprisoned several times. His factories continued to operate more or less as usual, thanks to the efforts of a few loyal employees who tried to preserve the integrity and human and material potential of the Bloch empire. In 1944, he was deported. In 1945, he returned alive from the Buchenwald camp, surrounded himself with loyal followers, and started again. He changed his name in 1946, henceforth calling himself Marcel Dassault. This marked the beginning of another heyday, one that would prove much more lasting than the previous one…
Book. “Les avions Marcel Bloch – T3: Chasseurs et autres développements” (Marcel Bloch Aircraft – T3: Fighters and Other Developments). Author, Philippe Ricco. Published by Collection Histoire de l’Aviation n°47. ISBN: 978 23746 805 76
