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	Broplan 1/72 Potez 25A2
		Although its success has been overshadowed by the collapse and failure of the French aviation industry in the mid-to late-'30s, the Potez 25 was one of the most effective and well-known warplanes of the inter-war period.
		First flown in 1924, the Potez 25 was a sturdy-looking unequal-span biplane built with the ability to accommodate several different power plants, engineering stretch into the aircraft in an era when designs came and went rapidly.
		The Potez 25 saw action with the Chinese against the Japanese, the Paraguayans against the Bolivians, and the Ethiopians against the Italians.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/april/first-looks/broplan_potez.htm (423 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Aviation (Pip-Pq) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Potez 25 was a French two-seater light-attack, army co-operation and tactical reconnaissance warplane of the Second World War, serving from 1926 to 1945.
		The Potez 25 was powered by a Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb W-type piston engine rated at 450 hp providing a top speed of 129 mph and a typical range of 630 km.
		The Potez 94 is a French two-seater trainer and counter-insurgency combat aircraft developed from the Aerospatiale CM 170, and was first flown as a prototype in 1964.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /IPB.HTM (1585 words)

	Potez Aircraft
		Representing an intermediate stage between the Potez XV and Potez 25, despite its...
		Derived from the Potez 29, the Potez 32 five-passenger transport or mail-plane retained the fuselage,...
		The Potez 31 was designed to meet the requirements of the 1925 C2 programme calling for...
	avia.russian.ee /air/france/a_potez.html (339 words)

	Potez 33
		The Potez 33 could be equipped with a forward firing machine gun (not adopted by the AéM. in Belgium) as well as a dorsal turret and two machine guns bellow the fuselage (not adopted by the AéM. in Belgium).
		The Potez 33 was a military derivative of the commercial airliner (4 passengers) Potez 32, itself being a development of the Potez 29 biplane.
		Potez 33 N° Z 7 of the advanced training-school at Wevelgem, was one of eight such aircraft used by the Aéronautique Militaire for communication-flights, light transport and training.
	www.baha.be /Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/interbellum/potez_33.htm (696 words)

	POTEZ 540 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pursuant to a private conversation between Mr Henri Potez end General Denain, who was the Air Minister at the time, the POTEZ was constructed on the personel initiative of its author in a record time.
		Along with the stendard POTEZ 540 came out a 541 model equipped with Gnome-Rhone engine 14 Kdrs, 860 HP, the construction of which was not pursued; then the 542 with Lorraine Petrel engines, some 50 units of which were actually delivered.
		The defense armament included three machine guns cross-operating at less than 25 metres from the plane, one on front, one at rear and one under the middle tank, retractable and electrically operated.
	mypage.bluewin.ch /AviationArt/bat_fr/potez540.htm (482 words)

	Potez 25 - general-purpose military aircraft
		One of the most famous military aircraft of the inter-war period, the Potez 25 was developed from the Potez 24 A.2-category prototype, which had been designed by Louis Coroller and flown in 1924.
		The refined Potez 25 prototype was built at the new Potez factory at Meaulte and flew for the first time in early 1925.
		Abroad, 300 Potez 25s were licence-built in Poland, 200 in Yugoslavia, 70 in Romania and 27 in Portugal.
	avia.russian.ee /air/france/potez-25.php (314 words)

	wings of courage
		The Potez 25 biplane used on the Aéropostale's South American routes could climb to 19,000 feet and was almost indestructible.
		Henri Guillaumet's Potez that crash-landed in the Andes during a snowstorm was recovered almost intact a few months later.
		The Potez 25 became the most widely used plane of its day, and some 4,000 were eventually built.
	www.oldbeacon.com /beacon/courage.htm (961 words)

	Yugoslav Air Force
		The Po 25 A2B2 was powered by a 450 hp Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb engine, and the Po 25 A2 by the 450 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Ha (12Jb?).
		The first Po 25 A2B2 was modified in France for long distance flying, nicknamed "Bombajac", and subsequently undertook a flight over the route Paris-Bombay-Belgrade.
		Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 Potez 25.20 A2 26 Oct 1928
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/yugo/jkrv/types/potez25.htm (421 words)

	The Gran Chaco War, 1928-1935
		The Potez 25 was a widely exported two-seat biplane developed primarily as what would later be called a COIN airplane.
		The Potez 25 reconnaissance planes were called on for tactical intelligence only in cases of dire need, since they were few in number and likely to be lost to Bolivian fighters or antiaircraft guns.
		The Wibault fighter and the Potez 25 may be available in the Heller line or in one of its eastern European reincarnations.
	worldatwar.net /chandelle/v1/v1n3/chaco.html (4349 words)

	Azur's 1/72 Potez 452
		After the armistice in 1940 some Potez 452s saw service in the Far East against Thailand, with a few taking part in the battle of Ko-Chang.
		Since the plane is all one color except for the bottom of the hull, you won't have to worry about masking around these struts, which is a good thing.
		Like all the Potez 452s, the finish is overall light blue gray with the bottom of the hull and outrigger floats painted fl.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/april/first-looks/azur_potez452.htm (685 words)

	A M F E A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ethiopia began the formation of a small air arm in 1929, with the delivery of a Potez 25 A2 to the capital Addis Ababa on 18 August 1929.
		Here is more on the Potez 25 a light attack, army co-operation and tactical reconnaissance warplane.
		Several Ethiopian and foreign accounts of the 1930s note the Potez primarily for how slow it was relative to other aircraft worldwide and in the Ethiopian inventory.
	www.amfea.com /history.html (377 words)

	Azur 1/48 Potez 631, by Tom Cleaver
		The Potez 63 was originally designed in answer to a French Air Ministry specification issued October 31, 1934, for a Multiplace legere de Defense, or light, multi-seat defensive aircraft.
		Called the French Me-110, the Potez 631 suffered from its similarity to the German twin, and three were shot down by their own side, in addition to several others being shot up.
		Decals are provided for three Potez 631s, including one from Flotille F1C of the Aeronavale, the most successful unit during the Battle of France, one from an Armee de l’Air unit, and one from the Vichy Air Force with the “slave’s pajamas” markings of yellow and red stripes.
	www.modelingmadness.com /reviews/allies/cleaver/tmc631.htm (1303 words)

	31e RAO de Tours
		25 avait un dispositif qui permettait de larguer en vol ce réservoir situé entre le moteur et le pilote.
		Un Potez 25 A2 muni d'une hélice métallique Levasseur (procédé Reed).
		A droite, un Potez 25 de la 11e escadrille avec, au fond, des Potez 15.
	www.aeroplanedetouraine.fr /la_fete_du_31.htm (2003 words)

	Let Let let Warplanes
		The Potez pilot went down to tree top height and carried out violent manoeuvres at almost staling speed, which frustrated Pabón, as he couldn’t match the slow speed of the Potez.
		Five Potez 25s were able to bomb the Bolivians before an equal number of Hawks could intercept.
		During the ensuing melee all the Potez were hit, but all made it safely back to base.
	www.letletlet-warplanes.com /bolivian_hawk.html (1199 words)

	EADS N.V. - Nord Aviation
		By 1934, 4,000 units of the civil and military biplane Potez 25 had been built at his plants.
		Potez also produced successful light aircraft, such as the Potez 36 and 60, as well as commercial aircraft, such as the Potez 62, and the fastest civil aircraft of that time, the Potez 661.
		He built the Potez 63, a family of twin-engine multirole combat aircraft (P630-631) and reconnaissance aircraft (P63/11), of which 1,251 units were manufactured.
	www.eads.com /web/printout/en/800/content/400004/9/43/41466439.html (1112 words)

	LUIS\InternetFAP\individ_airc
		Also it was clearly stated that the changes should be "in effect as soon as possible", and the aircraft should maintain their serials when affected to other bases.
		The 300 series occupied before by the Potez 25, already out of service, was used by the new Spitfire I, Airacobras and P-38 Lightning.
		However, and as an oddity, the Spitfire V received still during the war and afterwards, was given the block 1 to 95.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/Hangar/9376/serials.htm (3051 words)

	THE FRENCH AIR FORCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Breguet 19 bomber of 1922 (1500 built) and the Potez 25 army cooperation aircraft of 1925 (3500 built) were the most widely used military aircraft in the world.
		The Potez 542 of 1934 was the fastest bomber in Europe until 1936.
		When the front stabilized between 25 May and 5 June, the observation units performed effectively, but coordination between the air force and army was too threadbare to permit them to function in a war of movement.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1985/sep-oct/kirkland.html (7551 words)

	EADS N.V. - Potez 25
		Only a very few aircraft in the years between the two World Wars were to become as widely popular as the Potez 25.
		Of the 87 versions of the Potez 25, the majority were used for military deployments, but there were also sub-types for passenger, cargo and mail transport.
		In July 1929, a Potez 25 airplane was the first to cross over the Andes, thus making airmail possible in that region.
	www.eads.com /1024/en/eads/history/airhist/1920_1929/potez25.html (255 words)

	Maquette - Potez 25 TOE
		Voyant sur une étagère les premières versions du Potez 25, avion qui représentait pour moi tout un pan négligé de l'histoire de l'aviation française (Cf quelques radotages sur le forum), mon cur frémit en pensant à ces braves gens qui avait l'audace qui manquait à nos fabricants nationaux.
		J'achetai la bible, le " Potez 25 " de chez Lela Presse, qui est, j'ai le regret de le dire pour les portefeuilles, absolument indispensable, ne serait-ce que pour le plan auquel il faut sans arrêt se référer.
		Si je n'ai pas posé la tourelle en place arrière, c'est que les mitrailleuses fournies étaient (vous vous en doutez) inutilisables et que, d'autre part, les Potez 25 TOE volaient souvent en en étant dépourvues.
	www.master194.com /maquettes/dededoc/potez25 (2365 words)

	LWS-4 Zubr
		The bombs were carried in a bomb bay in the fuselage, a maximum load was 660 kg.
		Potez 540 - Amiot 143 - Martin B-10 - Junkers Ju 86
		David Berkowitz sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/lw/lws_4_zubr.html (596 words)

	Aeropostale.org : 3.000 secuestrados in Colombia - Ingrid Betancourt
		At the price of numerous efforts and gaging their own life, they simultaneously tested new aircrafts and open ed new routes across the world, placing the ground stones of civil aviation as we know it today.
		In June 1930, Henri Guillaumet disappeared while attempting to fly over the Andean Belt, on board of the Potez 25 F-AJDZ.
		Saint-Exupéry, who has been named ”Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” for Civil Aviation since April 7th, was part of the search team from June 13th to 20th, and brought back Guillaumet to Buenos Aires on board of a Potez 29, once they had found him.
	www.educweb.org /Aeropostale/Eng/Aeropostale.htm (282 words)

	Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Very Strange Potez 25 TOE Markings
		It shows the decal sheet from the Hit-Kit model of their Potez 25 TOE kit.
		It can't be Paraguyan, because the colors are reversed for their roundel, the same as the French roundel.
		I'm no guru on the type but my references state that it was made in 87 different variants, 3500 were built in France and it was also licence built in Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania and Portugal.
	forum.keypublishing.co.uk /showthread.php?t=61770 (541 words)

	Argentina Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A Potez 25/55, belonging to Compagnie Genérale Aeropostale, flown by Henri Guillaumet flips over on the east margin of the Laguna del Diamante.
		The insufficient power of the Potez 25 could not fight the violent winds and climb over the clouds which rose at an altitude of more than 8,000 m.
		Tuesday 17 th June : The slope of the mountain became too steep and he was forced to climb down to the Yaucha Creek, and walk on the bed of the river with the water up to his knees in some areas.
	www.lagunadeldiamante.com /ePag/edcrash.htm (2464 words)

	Causes of the War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He is currently teaching English and coordinating Off-Site Courses at the Paraguayan-American Binational Center.
		Published “Aircraft of the Chaco War, 1928-1935” in co-authorship with Daniel Hagedorn in the U.S. in 1996, as well as “Potez 25” in co-authorship with other 10 historians in France in the same year.
		Regarding the Paraguayan Air Arm, the Battlehorse was obviously the Potez 25 bomber, which happened to be the only type of airplane which started and finished the war.
	www.cardenal-newman.edu /chacowar/experts/contenido_sapienza.htm (711 words)

	Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1950-1991
		Initially equipped with six Potez 25A2 biplanes, reinforced by two Junkers W.33Cs, delivered on 5 September of the same year, the Imperial Ethiopian Aviation (IEA) was put under command of a French pilot, Andre Maillet, and mainly tasked with transport- and liaison duties.
		On 24 and 25 March 1985, formations of Ethiopian Air Force fighters attacked the town of Abi Adi in Tigray, where TPLF members had gathered to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the movement.
		As of 25 February 1989, Mekelle and Maychew remained the only large towns under government control, while two days later the Army was forced to evacuate Mekelle.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/printer_179.shtml (11460 words)

	Review: Potez 25 by Pierre Cortet and the editorial staff of Avions magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The first volume in the series is an excellent volume on the Potez 25.
		This lavish volume covers the development and use of a little-known product of the Potez company in the decades after WW1.
		The Potez 25 was also used in civil aviation, particularly for the development of early air mail routes in various parts of the world.
	worldatwar.net /chandelle/v4/v4n1-2/rvw-potez.html (420 words)

	PZL P.23 Plane Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Impressed for Romanian service, P.23s flew missions against the USSR till the summer of 1943, and the Bulgarian PZL 43 Tchaikas - the export derivative of the P.23 - were withdrawn from first-line units only in September 1944.
		PZL P.23 Karas (crucian carp) was developed in the early 1930s in response to the Polish Air Force's need to replace its ageing biplane Potez 25 and Potez 27 light bomber/reconnaissance aircraft.
		The specification presented to PZL in 1931 (Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze - the State Aviation Works) called for an all-metal light bomber plane powered by a Bristol Pegasus air-cooled radial engine, which should carry a minimum 600 kg (1330 lb) bomb-load, and whose maximum speed should reach 300 km/h (186 mph).
	avstop.com /History/AroundTheWorld/Poland/p23.html (925 words)

	1943 OoB thread - was about time, imo [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		G.R. I/33 consisting of 12 Potez 637 AND 6 Potez 63.11 AND 6 Bloch 174 at Dole.
		E.P.S. 2/585 consisting of 6 Potez 25 AND 6 Potez 29 at Alger and Toggourt (Algeria)
		E.S. 591 consisting of 4 Potez 25 AND 4 Potez 29 AND 4 Potez 540 at Toggourt(Algeria)
	kier.3dfrontier.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-17755.html (6260 words)

	Dogfights_IK3 site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During the mock attack training on Potez 25 over the Sava and Danube estuary, he went into a zooming climb with intention to made an loop, but fell into a spin on low altitude and hit the water.
		The RYAF was secretly mobilized on 6 March, and dispersed to the auxiliary airfields betill 20 March.
		However on 3 April, Major Vladimir Kren defected to Graz in a Potez XXV, with confidential documents and plans as to the location of many of these airfields, and of the codes and cipher used by the air force command, which had urgently to be changed as a result.
	ik-3.50webs.com /Dogfights.htm (1790 words)

	Avions Indo 1939 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Potez 25-TOE (pour Théatre d'Opérations Extérieures) Avion des grands raids de 1926 à 33.
		In the version "TOE" it had a range capability up to 1,200 kilometers: bombing capabilities with twelve bombs of 10 kilos under each wing, and four 50 kilo bombs under the fuselage.
		POTEZ 542-TOE Twin engine, with retractable landing gear, two V 12 cylinders Lorraine engines developing 720 HP.
	perso.orange.fr /paqsenior/guerrindo/avions39.htm (319 words)

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