The Bloch MB.152 was a French all-metal semi-armored fighter with a low wing and a classic tail. Propulsion was provided by one Gnome-Rhone GR 14N25 1100 hp radial engine. The flight of the prototype took place in 1938, and serial production continued in 1939-1940, ending with the release of about 660 machines. The Bloch MB.152 was created in response to a request made in 1934 by the French Air Force for a completely new low-planing fighter. The Bloch factory initially developed the MB.150 and MB.151 models, but only the MB.152 received the approval of French aviation chiefs and was approved for use as a supplement to the Morane-Saulnier MS.406 aircraft. The Bloch company used many modern solutions in the MB.152, for example, an all-metal half-hull structure or a landing gear that can be removed in flight. Due to the fact that serial production of the machine began in the summer of 1939, only the basic version was created: MB.152C1. During the French campaign of 1940, pilots flying this type of aircraft shot down about 150 German machines. After the surrender of France in June 1940, MB.152 aircraft were used by the Vichy Air Force.
