Type s/n French registration German registration Finnish registration History
M.S.406   102   MS-601 Delivered 18/12 1940 , shot down by AA 10/8 1941
M.S.406   602   MS-602 Delivered 18/12 1940, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   1066   MS-603 Delivered 24/12 1940, lost 6/6 1944
M.S.406   1070   MS-604 Delivered 24/12 1940, scrapped 11/12 1952
M.S.406   547   MS-605 Delivered 24/12 1940, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.410   800   MS-606 Delivered 24/12 1940, lost 27/6 1944
M.S.410   1007   MS-607 Delivered 4/1 1941, crashed 12/6 1943
M.S.406   715   MS-608 Delivered 4/1 1941, shot down 7/11 1941
M.S.406   23   MS-609 Delivered 4/1 1941, crashed 23/8 1942
M.S.406   24   MS-610 Delivered 4/1 1941, crashed 14/7 1941
M.S.406   955   MS-611 Delivered 3/7 1941, burned 12/3 1944
M.S.410   330   MS-612 Delivered 4/7 1941, shot down 18/8 1941
M.S.406   126   MS-613 Delivered 8/7 1941, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.410   576   MS-614 Delivered 1/8 1941, shot down by AA 16/3 1942
M.S.406   698   MS-615 Delivered 25/8 1941, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   578   MS-616 Delivered 26/8 1941, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   579   MS-617 Delivered 26/8 1941, shot down 30/7 1944
M.S.410   580   MS-618 Delivered 27/8 1941, missing in action 26/12 1941
M.S.406   575   MS-619 Delivered 27/8 1941, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   572   MS-620 Delivered 27/8 1941,shot down 1/9 1942
M.S.410   582   MS-621 Delivered 2/10 1941, crashed 24/4 1942
M.S.406   574   MS-622 Delivered 2/10 1941, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   581   MS-623 Delivered 10/10 1941, crashed 11/4 1946
M.S.410   583   MS-624 Delivered 1/12 1941, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406       MS-625 Delivered 1/12 1941, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   1073   MS-626 Delivered 27/7 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   273   MS-627 Delivered 27/7 1942, shot down 3/7 1944
M.S.406   113   MS-628 Delivered 27/7 1942, crashed 17/5 1944
M.S.406   170   MS-629 Delivered 15/8 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   671   MS-630 Delivered 27/7 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   227   MS-631 Delivered 27/7 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   720   MS-632 Delivered 30/7 1942, damaged and scrapped 27/9 1946
M.S.406   252   MS-633 Delivered 16/8 1942, crashed 12/6 1946
M.S.406   288   MS-634 Delivered 27/7 1942, crashed 8/6 1944
M.S.406   450   MS-635 Delivered 9/9 1942, destroyed in bombing attack 1/8 1944
M.S.406   263   MS-636 Delivered 27/7 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   377   MS-637 Delivered 27/7 1942, shot down 20/7 1944
M.S.406   376   MS-638 Delivered 16/8 1942, shot down 8/5 1944
M.S.406   394   MS-639 Delivered 16/8 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   689   MS-640 Delivered 16/8 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   656   MS-641 Delivered 16/8 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   296   MS-642 Delivered 16/8 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406   100   MS-643 Delivered 16/8 1942, shot down 8/5 1944
M.S.406   264   MS-644 Delivered 16/8 1942, missing in action 5/8 1944
M.S.406   242   MS-645 Delivered 16/8 1942, missing in action 3/7 1944
M.S.406   1065   MS-646 Delivered 4/9 1942, scrapped 11/12 1952
M.S.406   697   MS-647 Delivered 4/9 1942, shot down by AA 3/9 1944
M.S.406   648   MS-648 Delivered 4/9 1942, crashed 12/8 1944
M.S.406   929   MS-649 Delivered 9/9 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   879   MS-650 Delivered 4/9 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   871   MS-651 Delivered 4/9 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   950   MS-652 Delivered 9/9 1942, damaged and scrapped 7/6 1946
M.S.406   945   MS-653 Delivered 9/9 1942, scrapped 27/11 1952
M.S.406   1064   MS-654 Delivered 9/9 1942, shot down 16/8 1944
M.S.406   883   MS-655 Delivered 4/9 1942, shot down 6/8 1944
M.S.406     BI + XE MS-656 Delivered 5/10 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
M.S.406     BI + XD MS-657 Delivered 4/10 1942, scrapped 1/10 1952
Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406
Captured aircraft delivered to Finland
Drawings
French registration German registration Unit History
  BI + XD   see Finnish table
  BI + XE   see Finnish table
  White 44    
  TP + ZM    
Known German markings
Source : Keskinen ; Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia 4 , M.S. 406

After the occupation of France negotiations were started with German authorities to buy war booty material, among them captured aircraft. Ten Moranes were bought in late 1940. They arrived by January 4th next year and were overhauled by State Aircraft Factory and received codes MS-601 ..... MS-610.By the end of 1941 fifteen more aircraft were bought and their serials were MS-611 ... MS-625. Next summer thirty Moranes were received and they were ferried from France by Finnish pilots. Codes MS-626 ... MS-655.In late 1942 the last two planes, MS-656 and 657 were flown to Finland.