Potez 63

E140164

aircraft family twin‑engine military aircraft

The Potez 63 was a French twin-engine multi-role combat aircraft family of the late 1930s, used primarily as a fighter, reconnaissance, and light bomber during the early stages of World War II.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Potez 630	2
Potez 63 canonical	1
Potez 63.11	1
Potez 631	1
Potez 633	1
Potez 637	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft family ⓘ twin‑engine military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType	multi‑role combat aircraft ⓘ
airForceRole	front‑line service ⓘ
capturedBy	Luftwaffe ⓘ
category	French military aircraft ⓘ World War II French aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft family ⓘ
construction	all‑metal monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
crew	2 ⓘ 3 ⓘ
designer	Potez ⓘ
engineConfiguration	twin‑engine ⓘ
enteredService	late 1930s ⓘ
era	early World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
familyMember	Potez 63 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Potez 63.11 Potez 63 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Potez 630 Potez 63 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Potez 631 Potez 63 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Potez 633 Potez 63 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Potez 637
firstFlightDate	1936 ⓘ
landingGear	retractable landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Potez ⓘ
notableTheater	Battle of France ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
originatedAs	French twin‑engine fighter requirement ⓘ
primaryUser	French Air Force ⓘ surface form: Armée de l’Air
role	fighter aircraft ⓘ light bomber ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
usedAs	army cooperation aircraft ⓘ day fighter ⓘ fighter‑bomber ⓘ night fighter ⓘ reconnaissance platform ⓘ
usedBy	French Air Force ⓘ surface form: Armée de l’Air Croatia ⓘ French Air Force ⓘ Germany ⓘ Romania ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
usedInConflict	World War II ⓘ
usedInPeriod	early 1940s ⓘ late 1930s ⓘ