The
prototype D.21 was a development of the
D.12. The aircraft was license-built in Switzerland (by
EKW), Czechoslovakia (by
Skoda and known as the Skoda-Dewoitine D.1) and Argentina (by
FMA). One Turkish D.21 was fitted with a modified wing and named Orhanelli.
Operational history
Argentina bought seven French-built D.21s, and built another 38 under license by
FMA from 1929 to 1932. The type remained in service until 1941.[1] Turkey bought a number, and Czechoslovakia built 25 for their air force.[2]
Variants
D.21 C.1
French Production version, license-built in
Argentina and
Turkey.
Guns: 2 × fuselage-mounted synchronised 7.7 mm (0.303 in)
Vickers machine-guns and 2 × wing-mounted 7.5 mm (0.295 in)
Darne machine-guns in the centre section (optional)
^
abDonald, David, ed. (1997). The encyclopedia of world aircraft. Leicester: Blitz Editions.
ISBN1-85605-375-X.
^Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 18d–19d.
Bibliography
Bellomo, Sergio (May 2000). "Les Dewoitine D.21 et D.25 de l'Armée argentine" [The Dewoitine D.21s and D.25s of the Argentine Army]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (86): 50–52.
ISSN1243-8650.
Cortet, Pierre (July 1997). "Les premièrs chasseurs de Emile Dewoitine (5ème partie)". Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (52): 30–37.
ISSN1243-8650.
Magnusson, Michael (Winter 2007). "FMA : from 1945: The Story of Fabrica Militar de Aviones, Argentina: Part 1". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 155–158.
ISSN0262-4923.
Nunez Padin, Jorge Felix (May 1995). "Les Dewoitine D.21 de la Marine argentine" [The Dewoitine D.21 in the Argentine Navy]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (26): 36–42.
ISSN1243-8650.
Taylor, John W. R.; Alexander, Jean (1969). Combat aircraft of the world. London: Ebury P.; Michael Joseph.
ISBN0-71810-564-8.
Further reading
Sebastian Sequeira, Carlos Cal y Cecilia Calatayud. Aviación Naval Argentina. SS&CC ediciones, Buenos Aires, 1984.
ISBN950-9064-02-5(Spanish)