Potez 540
| Potez 540 | |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Potez 54 fitted with 2 Hispano-Suiza 650 HP engines | |
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Manufacturer | Potez |
| Primary user | French Air Force |
| Number built | 192 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1934 |
| First flight | 14 November 1933 |
The Potez 540 was a French multi-role aircraft of the 1930s. Designed and built by Potez, it served with the French Air Force as a reconnaissance bomber, also serving with the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. Although obsolete as a bomber, it remained in service in support roles and in France's overseas colonies at the start of World War II.