Canada Aviation and Space Museum,
Musée de l’Aviation et de l’Espace du Canada,
SPAD S.VII
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is located at 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario.
The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical Warplane preserved in Canada. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, correctons or amendments to this list of Warplanes in Canada would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.
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SPAD S.VII C1 Scout (Serial No. B9913),(103), CF-RFC. Manufactured by Societe Pour les Appareils Deperdussin. This SPAD was built in Britain, then transferred to the United States in 1918. It was purchased by the CASM in 1965.
The SPAD S.VII C.1 was the first in a series of single-seat biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L’Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good diving characteristics. It was also a stable gun platform, although pilots used to the more maneuverable Nieuport fighters found it heavy on the controls. It was flown by a number of famous aces, such as France’s Georges Guynemer, Italy’s Francesco Baracca and Australia’s Alexander Pentland. (Wikipedia)
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SPAD S.VII C1 Scout (Serial No. B9913),(103), CF-RFC. Manufactured by Societe Pour les Appareils Deperdussin. 185 SPAD aircraft were flown by the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force. The units that flew them included No. 17 Squadron RFC, No. 19 Squadron RFC, No. 23 Squadron RFC, No. 30 Squadron RFC, No. 63 Squadron RFC, No. 72 Squadron RFC, and No. 92 Squadron RFC. (Wikipedia)