Word: potez
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that time the Loyalist air force consisted largely of a formidable collection of antiquated fighting planes - old Breguets, built in 1921, a Dewoitine, a Hawker Fury, a Gipsy Dragon - which Malraux had purchased for the Government. There was a twin-engined, high-wing Potez which carried a crew of five and in which Malraux flew as copilot. There was a modern, fast Boeing, useful only as a threat be cause the machine gun could not be synchronized to fire through the propeller. No match for Franco's air force, Malraux's fliers dodged behind clouds, avoided combat...
...planes were squatting before the hangar, a French Potez, and an ancient Farman. The Potez escaped with three bullet holes, but the Farman was riddled and burned impressively. When the Italians flew away a dog and a servant in the British Legation had been wounded...
...remind Italians that French bombing planes from Corsica could be over Rome in less than an hour. Last week three of France's ablest pilots, North Atlantic Flyer Maurice Rossi, South Atlantic Flyer Jean Marmoz, one-time War Ace Paul Girardot, climbed to the controls of three Potez "56"' pursuit planes in Paris last week and took off with Air Minister General Victor Denain and other French officials for Rome...
...flight of battle planes appeared, landed successfully before the reviewing stand?all but the squadron leader who got lost on the way, was still missing at nightfall. Prince Nicholas, who has recently abandoned roaring motor cars for airplanes, arrived at the field nearly two hours late in a French Potez 25 reconnaissance plane, bounced off the ground twice in attempts to land, finally brought his plane careening to earth. Just as the review was starting, S. O. S. calls sent rescue squads dashing, up a nearby valley to extricate fallen aviators from the shrubbery. Two second-hand Spads collided while...