Defection

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[80 years ago today] "• Three Vichy pilots, including future ace Marcel Albert, defect to Free France, flying their Dewoitine-520 fighters to Gibraltar. They will fly Spitfires with Free French No. 340 Squadron RAF. "

 

 

Vichy De-520s in North Africa. In 1944, the defecting Dewoitines, along with others remaining in North Africa, will equip a Free French squadron that will operate in Southern France, primarily in the ground support role.