The MB.220 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane. It was powered by two Gnome-Rhône 14N radial engines and had a retractable landing gear. Normal crew was four, with room for 16 passengers, with eight seats each side of a central aisle. The prototype first flew in December 1935, and was followed by 16 production aircraft.
By the middle of 1938, the type was being utilised by Air France on European routes. The first service of the type (between Le Bourget and Croydon (in south of London) was flown on 27 March 1938 with a scheduled time of 1 hour 15 minutes. During World War II, most MB.220s were taken over as military transports, including service with German, Free French and Vichy French air forces.

Eleven of the 17 built Bloch 220 were rented to Lufthansa in February 1943, . Most of them bore the marks of the Lufthansa. Most, if not all, also carried a  registration for their transfer to Berlin (D- AXWA to D-AXWK). Some of them came back in France for repair  and were re-engineered after war in Bloch 221. The others were lost and did not come back
Type 3 + 16 passenger plane
Engine 2  Gnome-Rhône 14N 16/17 with 3-bladed Ratier variable pitch propellers
Dimensions Length 19,6 m , height 3,9 m ,  span 22,8 m , wing area 75 m2  ,
Weights Empty 6500 kg, loaded  9500 kg, max. take off weight  , fuel 2160 l in 4 tanks
Performance Max.. speed  350 km/h, cruising speed 300 km/h at 60 % power , range , endurance  , service ceiling 7000 m (on one Engine 2500 m)  , climb
Type Werk.Nr Registration History
2 F-AHOB, D-AUHA, D-AXWJ "Gascoigne". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
6 F-AOHF, D-AKGD, D-AXWD "Saintonge". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943. After the war equipped with  Wright Cyclone engines and will become an MB221
7 F-AOHG D-AKAI,  D-AXWH, D-AUAI "Flandre". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
8 F-AOHH, D-AKGA, D-AXWA "Savoie". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
9 F-AOHI, D-AKGF, D-AXWE "Berry". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
10 F-AOHJ, D-AKGE, D-AXWF "Poitou". Edouard Daladier used this aircraft for his trip to Munich in November 1938, when he signed with Chamberlain the Munich agreements, leaving Czechoslovakia to Hitler. Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
11 F-AQNK, D-AKGB, D-AXWB "Anjou". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
13 F-AQNM, D-AKGC, D-AXWC "Provence". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943. After the war, equipped with Wright Cyclone engines and will become an MB221
D-ARKR,
WL-ARKR, AR+KR		 FFS C 2
14 F-AQNN, D-AUAJ, D-AXWI "Champagne". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943. After the war, equiped with Wright Cyclone engines and will become an MB221
15 F-AQNO, D-AUAK, D-AXWK "Alsace". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943
16 F-ARIQ, D-AUAL, D-AXWG "Roussillon". Sold to Lufthansa in 1943 Ferry registration
17 F-ARIQ D-AXWG D-AUAL
Sold to Lufthansa in 1943 DLH