Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406
Escadrille Nimes
France, 1941
(War Master APF005)
- Engine: One 860 h.p. Hispano-Suiza 12Y-31 inline
- Span: 34 ft 10 in
- Length: 26 ft 9 in
- Height: 9 ft 10 in
- Weight: 4,189 lb empty / 5,364 lb loaded
- Crew: One
- Max Speed: 301 mph at 16,400 ft
- Service Ceiling: 30,840 ft
- Normal Range: 497 miles
- Armament: One 20 mm cannon and two 7.5 mm MG
- Notes: The most important fighter in French service when World War II began. French pilots claimed more than 250 victories over enemy aircraft, including the Bf 109. A total of 1,037 were completed before the fall of France in the summer of 1940.
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