A diminutive version of the Battle, the forgotten
Fairey Faucon... In late 1939, the French government decided it was perhaps too risky to continue building combat aircraft on the French territory, for fear they might fall in enemy hands should the war intensify and Germany seize them. Several foreign types were ordered, among them the
Fairey Faucon ("Falcon" in French), the prototype for which had already been built to a strictly French specification.
The aircraft was hastily shipped to France and flight tested at Bretigny airfield, where it demonstrated great performance. The surrender of France in 1940 put an end to several aircraft orders, including one for 200
Faucons. The crewmen at Bretigny decided to set the aircraft ablaze instead of allowing it to fall into adverse hands. That was the end of what could have been France's greatest asset in combat.
NOTE: Just as I did in other similar threads, I'm including this one more for inspiration than as a really feasible modification of a model. Pixel work enables me to stretch and distort certain parts of an aircraft, which is not always so easy in plastic...