The SPAD S.XIII is a French biplane fighter built by the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Derives, first flown in April 1917 with deliveries beginning that May, and it eventually equipped virtually every fighter squadron of the French air service by the war's end, with 8,472 built. American aces Eddie Rickenbacker and Frank Luke flew it in United States Army Air Service squadrons, and top French ace Rene Fonck as well as Georges Guynemer and Charles Nungesser also flew the type.
Facts
SignificanceOne of the most capable and most-produced fighters of the First World War, 8,472 built 1 Manufacturer or BuilderSociété Pour L'Aviation et ses Derives (SPAD) 1 In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. SPAD S.XIII, Wikipedia
History
First flight: 4 April 1917
General information
Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés
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one of the most capable fighters of the war, as well as one of the most-produced, with 8,472 built.
In Group: First World War Fighters, Lead sentence
The SPAD S.XIII is a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from the earlier and highly successful SPAD S.VII.
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