The Loire-Nieuport LN.401 was a capable French gull-wing dive bomber with an attractive-looking design. Its nominal retirement in 1940 contrasts with production continuing until 1942. German occupiers considered keeping the line active. The aircraft was therefore not dismissed simply because France had fallen.
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The capable Loire-Nieuport LN.401 dive bomber
The gull-wing LN.401 was a capable French dive bomber whose production history outlasted its nominal 1940 retirement.