Dewoitine D.520 in Switzerland?

[Dénes Bernád]

I've read in several printed sources that a couple of Dewoitine D.520s landed (by error, or by purpose?) in Switzerland, while en-route from France to Bulgaria in late 1943 (which I personally doubt).

Can anyone confirm if this claim is correct, or not?

Thanks,

[Larry]

Seeing as the Swiss were keen to intern ANY aircraft that entered Switzerland whether Allied or German, no matter how secret or common, the lack of any D.520s on the list I have of Swiss Aircraft, suggests that this story is untrue.

[Dénes Bernád]

Thank you, Larry, for the confirmation that no D.520 is listed as interned in Switzerland. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[Milos Gazdic]

Hello Dénes & Larry,
It's been 8 years since your discussion on the subject & I've been recently reading again about two pilots "deflecting" to Switzerland on the transfer flight to Bulgaria, and I wonder if there were any news on the subject in these years or it's just an old story repeating over & over again (just like Romanian D.520s story too)?
Best,
Milos

[Dénes Bernád]

I researched the topic in depths and found no evidence that Bulgarian pilots defected to Switzerland. So, it appears to be a misinformation that circulates for quite a while. As they say: "old myths die hard".

[Alex Smart]

Just a thought .But could these two aircraft have been M.S. 406C -1 's. The Swiss did use quite a few. Maybe the ferry pilots were Bulgarian ?

[Dénes Bernád]

Bulgaria didn't have MS.406s. Croatia did.

[Alex Smart]

Hello Denes,
You misunderstood me.
The Swiss initially had ex French a/c and my point was that perhaps the ferry pilots were Bulgarian delivering the aircraft to either Croatia or Switzerland.