The result of this was the Ms.410 which consisted on the adoption of an stronger wing, simpler fixed radiator in lieu of the earlier retractable one, four belt-fed 7.5mm MAC 1934 machine guns in the wings, as opposed of the previous pair of drum-fed weapons and the fitting of exhaust ejector which gave additional thrust, thanks to which the top speed was boosted to 509 km/h (316 mph) which meant 16 km/h (10 mph) faster than the Ms.406.
As it was better armed, the Ms.410 was the next logical step for the Ms.406, as ,instead of having to be replaced, many Ms.406s could be converted into Ms.410 standards. In fact, a total of 621 Ms.406 were to be converted to the Ms.410 but, by the time of the French armistice on 25th June 1940, only ten had been completed (five, according to some other sources), with many others reamining incomplete.
The programme was resumed under the Vichy regiment and, eventually, 75 machines were completed but many of the converted machines, received only new wings. Some of them received the new fixed radiator, while other didn't.
Eleven Ms.410 were sold to the Finnish Air Force where they served with Lentolaivue 28 and 14 (Squadrons 28 and 14) through the Continuation War from 1942 until 1944. As the MAC 1934 wasn't reliable enough in the freezing Finnish cold weather, they were replaced with captured 12.7mm Berezin and Colt machine guns. Apparently, some of them were also sold to the Independent State of Croatia, but we only found a single text reference, so we decided not to draw a hypothetical version.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_M.S.406#M.S.410
2. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_MS.406#MS.410 (translated)
3. https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_M.S.406 (translated)
4. https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=2060
5. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
Question concerning the wing of the MS 410.
ReplyDeleteWho can help me with construction details of the wing and details how the mg etc where fixed in the wing
Hello.
ReplyDeleteCheck out wikipedia article about the Ms.410 and various books related to the matter like the one published by Squadron Signal about the Finnish Air Force or various websites like the following one (you'll have to translate it from the French though) http://fandavion.free.fr/morane410.htm
You could also check out aviafrance's book, 'Un siecle d'aviation Française' , where, we think, they have what you're looking for.
Finally, you should check out some scale models of the Ms.410 on the internet.
Cheers.
Thanks, but there is nothing which showed these inside construction and/or how it was fixed
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