The Nieuport-Delage NiD.62 was a French
sesquiplane fighter from the early 1930s. This machine was a descendant of a long line of
Nieuport-Delage fighters that were designed and built during the years immediately after
World War I. The NiD.62 was built in 1931 as a fighter for the Armée de l'Air. It served until the late 1930s, when it was replaced by more modern monoplane fighters. By the time of the outbreak of
World War II in September 1939, all of the NiD.62s had been withdrawn from front-line fighter escadrilles but were used as trainers in French flight schools. A few aircraft were employed as target tugs. After the French German Armistice and German occupation of North and West part of France in June 1940, the German Luftwaffe had no interest in the NiD.62s and they were scrapped. None survived the war.
50 built with modified wing and ailerons, powered by a 500 hp (370 kW)
Hispano-Suiza 12Mdsh engine.[8]
Nieuport-Delage NiD.72
All-metal version powered by a 600 hp (450 kW)
Hispano-Suiza 12Lb engine. Aside from the prototype, three were built for Belgium for evaluation, four went to Brazil which saw action, and three were built for Romania with wooden fuselages.[9][10][11]
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ISSN0306-5634
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ISBN0-8317-3939-8