Luckily for the French, the colonial authorities of North Africa swiftly decided not to continue a vain opposition to Allied advances, and instead sided with the Allies against the Axis. With this, the Vichy squadrons, comprising a little over 130 D.520s, were now fighting against Axis troops.
1942年11月-1943年5月突尼斯戰役期間,國權法國(盟軍稱維琪政權)空軍有一百三十多架D.520在法屬北非與德軍和義大利軍作戰。