defense of the republican east coast during the rest of the war serving under the Escuadra 7 and the Grupo 72 combined with other French bombers. None of the 32 planes survived the conflict. The gradual German conquest of Czechoslovakia meant that MB.200s eventually passed under their control, including aircraft that were still coming off the production line. As well as serving in the German Luftwaffe, some bombers were distributed to Bulgaria. Vichy France deployed a squadron of MB.200s against the Allied invasion of Lebanon and Syria in 1941, carrying out at least one daylight bombing mission against British shipping. Variants MB.200.01 single prototype – MB.200B.4 main production version – 2x Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs MB.201 two Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engines MB.202 four Gnome-Rhône 7Kdrs engines MB.203 two Clerget 14F diesel engines Operators Bulgarian Air Force – Purchased 12 ex-Czech MB.200s from Germany in 1939, using them as trainers. Czechoslovak Air Force Armée de l'Air (from 1935) Luftwaffe (captured) Slovak Air Force (1 piece) Spain Spanish Republican Air Force received 30 units from France, at least one aircraft survived 1938 but none of them survived the war. Specifications (MB.200B.4) See also Notes Bibliography Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London, Jane's Publishing, 1981. . Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "Balkan Interlude - The Bulgarian Air Force in WWII". Air Enthusiast. Issue 39, May–August 1989. Bromley, Kent: Tri-Service Press, pp. 58–74. . Shores, Christopher S. and Cristian-Jacques Ehrengardt. "Syrian Campaign, 1941: Part 1; Forestalling the Germans; air battles over S. Lebanon". Air Pictorial, July 1970. pp. 242–247. Shores, Christopher S. and Cristian-Jacques Ehrengardt. "Syrian Campaign, 1941: Part 2; Breaking the back of Vichy air strength; conclusion". Air Pictorial, August 1970. pp. 280–284. Taylor, Michael J.H. Warplanes of the World 1918–1939. London:Ian Allen, 1981. . Abellán García-Muñoz, Juan "Galería de aviones de la Guerra civil española (1936–1939)". Instituto de Historia y Cultura aeronáuticas, Ministerio de Defensa 1996 pp. 80–81 . External links "Military Bloch aircraft : MB 200". Dassault Aviation. Retrieved 23 August 2008. MB.200 1930s French bomber aircraft High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1933 Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft Czechoslovakia–France relations