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Amiot 143

A French twin-engine bomber that entered service in the mid-1930s and remained operational during the opening of World War II.

Archive ID: afm_0000137
Amiot 143, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons · U.S. federal government public domainImage source

A French twin-engine bomber that entered service in the mid-1930s and remained operational during the opening of World War II.

Primary roleBomber
First flight1931
OriginFrance
ManufacturerAmiot
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Amiot 143 was developed by Amiot in France as a bomber. The family first flew in 1931. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Amiot 143 is represented primarily in the bomber role. The sourced variant records include service with Armée de l’Air. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include tactical bomber.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include Amiot 143M.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Amiot 143MProductionBomberArmée de l’Air

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. French Aircraft 1939-1942 — Histoire & Collections · Tier 3