First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
1917 |
XIII |
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Formed by
Armand Deperdussin in 1910, early SPAD aircraft were known by
the Deperdussin name. Their innovative monocoque fuselage
aircraft won races and set world speed records in the pre-war years.
Taken over by Bleriot just before World War I,
SPAD is famous for the SPAD XIII fighter. |