The Amiot 143 was a French medium bomber designed to meet a specification from 1928 for a bomber able of performing day and night bombing runs and long range recconnaissance missions.
They entered service with the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) back in July 1935 with the deliveries being followed during 1936, 1937 and until March 1938 when it was declared outdated and was decided to be replaced by the more modern Bloch M.B.131, however, at the outbreak of the World War II in September 1939, five metropolitan squadrons and an African one were equipped with the Amiot 143. During the Phoney War period (the stage of the war going from September 1939 to May 1940) the Amiot 143 squadrons carried out reconnaissance and leaflet dropping missions over Germany and around 87 143M were still in active role at the frontlines in May 1940, 50 of them in metropolitan squadrons, more exactly G.B. I/34 and II/34 in the north, I/38 and II/38 in the East and 17 of them in service with the African G.B.II/63 that was already in process of transitioning into the Martin 167F . When the Battle of France started in May 1940 as the type was already seriously outdated, it was relegated to night bombing against German airfields and communications hubs with, surprisingly low losses with the exception of a daylight raid when 10 Amiot 143M from the G.B.I/34, II/34 and II/38 commanded by the Commandant de Laubier attacked German brigdeheads in Sedan on 14 May 1940. They were escorted by fighters but two of them were shot down and a third one had to force-land before reaching their base.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiot_143
2. Signal Squadron - Aircraft In action 189 - French Bombers of World War II in Action
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ReplyDeleteHi, I am Dali (Czech), can we write in more detail about the pictures of the aircraft? D.
ReplyDeleteSorry but i don't understand what you mean. Do you mean give more info about the aircraft portrayed in the pics? If that's the question, every available info has already been written into the pic itself.
DeleteI can speak English badly. I apologize for the bad translation.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on developing strategic games. It's a sequel to the War in the Pacific by Matrix. In the European environment.
Can I use your pictures? In-game information cards with types of aircraft and aircraft units.
If you agree, I will inform you in more detail.
No worries! It's ok. You can use the pics as long as you give this blog credit for the pics.
DeleteI'll make some adjustments. I need it to be the same to others.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to send you, will you give me a mail?
My:
vostrez.dalibor@kunst.cz
No sorry. We don't share our e-mail address. You have our permisson to include the pics in the game but not for repainting (IE changing the colours, adding more elements to the drawing) or redrawing them (resizing, add new parts, erase parts or cutting them).
ReplyDeleteThe aircraft itself must be unaltered.
So that's a problem. And do not you want to modify them yourself?
ReplyDeleteIt's an opportunity to make more use of your pictures.
No, sorry. If you want to include them in your mod you can include as long as the drawing of the aircraft itself is unaltered and you give us credit for.
DeleteWhy the Amiots 351/354 have a position (uphill).
ReplyDeleteIs that your flight position?
You mean facing left? That's their flying position yes.
ReplyDeleteLike flying up the hill (up front)
ReplyDeleteBut it does not matter now. I will not use your pictures. I will have to do my own. So, have a lot of other nice planes.
That's the shape of both the Amiot 351 and 354. Check any blueprint and you'll see.
ReplyDeleteIt's ok. Good luck.
Yes. I see. Indeed, his flight position is upside-down.
ReplyDeleteI'm still returning to the image editing.
The problem is in size. They are large for airline information cards. Basically, I just need to reduce them (about 50%).
Please consider this again, thanks.
No sorry. We quote ourselves. "but not for repainting (IE changing the colours, adding more elements to the drawing) or redrawing them (resizing, add new parts, erase parts or cutting them).
DeleteThe aircraft itself must be unaltered."
OK.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for the right color for the Aeronavale 1940.
Every Google image is different. Can you advise?
The Aéronavale didn't use the Amiot 143 but the 150 which was just a floatplane torpedo-bomber conversion.
ReplyDeletehttps://warmachinesdrawn.blogspot.com/2017/10/amiot-150.html
OK. I'm making aircraft Aeronavale a little lighter. But it is very similar.
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DeleteWe hope you're NOT redrawing and/or repainting our drawing as you do NOT have author's permission to do so.
DeleteNo . I do not deal with the drawing from the side of the plane.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on Top Views now.
On a very small scale. Practical but detailed. It's a pity I have no way to show it.
Side views will be done later. I will not use your pictures.
I respect your wishes. And there is also a large and significant reduction
it will devalue them.
I have to start from a smaller base.
It's ok. Thanks for clarifying it up. We wish you good luck.
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