Smer 0852 Bloch MB.210

The Bloch MB.210 was a French low-wing bomber with a metal structure and a classic landing gear - retractable in flight from the interwar period and World War II. The flight of the prototype took place in 1934, and the machine entered service two years later - in 1936. About 300 aircraft of this type were built under production. In the MB.210 Bn.5 version, the drive was provided by two Gnome-Rhone 14N-10 engines with 951 HP each. The deck armament consisted of three 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns. The machine could also carry bomb loads of up to 1,600 kilograms.

The MB.210 aircraft was developed at the Societe des Avions Marc Bloch aviation plant, initially as a grassroots initiative of that company. During the implementation of this project, the aim was to create an aircraft structurally based on the MB.200 bomber, but being a low-wing and having a different wing structure. These intentions were fulfilled, which led to the fact that the MB.210 was characterized by a greater lifting capacity and flight range compared to its predecessor. It also turned out to be so successful that it was quickly adapted to the French Air Force, and license production also started in plants such as Renault, Les Mureaux or Potez-CAMS. Bloch MB.210 bombers took part in the campaign in France in the summer of 1940.