Dewoitine D.372

Dewoitine D.372 was a French fighter aircraft of the 1930s.

History
Design of this machine was by SAF-Avions Dewoitine but owing to over work at that companies plant at the time, manufacture of the D.372 was transferred to Lioré et Olivier. They were high-wing monoplanes of all-metal construction with valve head blisters on their engine cowlings. The first prototype flew in October 1931. Flight testing resulted in the need for multiple revisions in both engine and airframe, so it was February 1934 before the second prototype flew. Its performance prompted the French government to order for 28 for the Armée de l'Air and Aéronavale. The Lithuanian government ordered 14 that remained in service with their tiny Air Force until 1936, when they were sold to the Spanish Republican government.

Operators

 * French Air Force
 * French Navy
 * 🇱🇹 Lithuania
 * 🇪🇸 Spain
 * Spanish Republican Air Force
 * Spanish Republican Air Force