Bloch MB-156
The MB-156 was an attempt to fit the powerful Gnome-Rhône 14R radial engine to the MB-152 airframe. This new engine was much heavier than the engines used in the MB-152. After some work in 1939 it became obvious that this combination would not work, and that the new engine would need a new aircraft to take advantage of its extra power. Work thus began on the MB-157.
French Fighters of World War II, Alain Pelletier. This book tells the story of the French fighter aircraft that attempted to stand up the Luftwaffe in 1940. It covers seven main aircraft and a larger number of minor variants. Each aircraft is taken from development and prototypes through the battle of France and into the period after the armistice. [
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Rickard, J (23 March 2007), Bloch MB-156, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_bloch_mb156.html