SPAD S.VII, the Glossary
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.[1]
Table of Contents
93 relations: Air Enthusiast, Albatros D.II, Albatros D.III, American Expeditionary Forces, Argentine Air Force, Armand Pinsard, Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, Belgian Air Component, Biplane, Bracciano, Brazilian Air Force, Chilean Air Force, Corpo Aeronautico Militare, Czech Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, De Marçay, Deperdussin Monocoque, Dux Factory, Edmond Thieffry, Ernesto Cabruna, Estonian Air Force, Fighter aircraft, Finnish Air Force, Flying ace, Fokker D.IV, Fokker Scourge, Foster mounting, Francesco Baracca, Fredericksburg, Virginia, French Air and Space Force, French Naval Aviation, Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, Georges Guynemer, Groupe de Chasse (Belgium), Hanriot HD.1, Hellenic Air Force, Hispano-Suiza, Hispano-Suiza 8, History of the Armée de l'Air (1909–1942), Imperial Russian Air Service, Italian Air Force Museum, Jerry Pentland, Kbely Aviation Museum, Lafayette Escadrille, Louis Béchereau, Mann Egerton, Marc Birkigt, Musée de l'air et de l'espace, Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), National Museum of the United States Air Force, ... Expand index (43 more) »
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Air Enthusiast
Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group.
See SPAD S.VII and Air Enthusiast
Albatros D.II
The Albatros D.II was a German fighter aircraft used during World War I. After a successful combat career in the early Jagdstaffeln, it was gradually superseded by the Albatros D.III. SPAD S.VII and Albatros D.II are aircraft first flown in 1916 and military aircraft of World War I.
See SPAD S.VII and Albatros D.II
Albatros D.III
The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I. A modified licensed version was built by Oeffag for the Austro-Hungarian Air Service (Luftfahrtruppen). SPAD S.VII and Albatros D.III are aircraft first flown in 1916 and military aircraft of World War I.
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American Expeditionary Forces
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, composed mostly of units from the U.S. Army.
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Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic.
See SPAD S.VII and Argentine Air Force
Armand Pinsard
Général Amand Pinsard (28 May 1887 – 10 May 1953), Chevalier, Officer, Commander, and Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre with 19 palms, Médaille militaire, British Military Cross, Italian Military Medal, Moroccan Medal, was a World War I fighter ace credited with 27 victories.
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Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps
The Aviation Section, Signal Corps, was the aerial warfare service of the United States from 1914 to 1918, and a direct statutory ancestor of the United States Air Force.
See SPAD S.VII and Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps
Belgian Air Component
The Belgian Air Component (Luchtcomponent, Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht; Force aérienne belge).
See SPAD S.VII and Belgian Air Component
Biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other.
Bracciano
Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome.
Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services.
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Chilean Air Force
The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military.
See SPAD S.VII and Chilean Air Force
Corpo Aeronautico Militare
The Italian Corpo Aeronautico Militare (Military Aviation Corps) was formed as part of the Regio Esercito (Royal Army) on 7 January 1915, incorporating the Aviators Flights Battalion (airplanes), the Specialists Battalion (airships) and the Ballonists Battalion.
See SPAD S.VII and Corpo Aeronautico Militare
Czech Air Force
The Czech Air Force (Vzdušné síly) is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic.
See SPAD S.VII and Czech Air Force
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is a city in Montgomery and Greene counties and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.
See SPAD S.VII and Dayton, Ohio
De Marçay
The De Marcay was a French automobile manufacturer from 1920 until 1922.
Deperdussin Monocoque
The Deperdussin Monocoque was an early racing aircraft built in 1912 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) in 1913.
See SPAD S.VII and Deperdussin Monocoque
Dux Factory
Dux (Zavod "Duks") was a bicycle/automobile/aircraft factory in Moscow, Russia before and during World War I. The factory was founded in 1893.
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Edmond Thieffry
Edmond Thieffry (28 September 1892 – 11 April 1929) was a Belgian First World War air ace and aviation pioneer.
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Ernesto Cabruna
Capitano Ernesto Cabruna (1889–1960) was a professional soldier who became a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
See SPAD S.VII and Ernesto Cabruna
Estonian Air Force
The Estonian Air Force (Õhuvägi) is the aviation branch of the Estonian Defence Forces.
See SPAD S.VII and Estonian Air Force
Fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.
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Finnish Air Force
The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Air forces; Air arm) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces.
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Flying ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.
Fokker D.IV
The Fokker D.IV was a German fighter biplane of World War I, a development of the D.I. SPAD S.VII and Fokker D.IV are aircraft first flown in 1916.
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Fokker Scourge
The Fokker Scourge (Fokker Scare) occurred during the First World War from July 1915 to early 1916.
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Foster mounting
The Foster mounting was a device fitted to some fighter aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
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Francesco Baracca
Count Francesco Baracca (9 May 1888 – 19 June 1918) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. He was credited with 34 aerial victories.
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Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States.
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French Air and Space Force
The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces.
See SPAD S.VII and French Air and Space Force
French Naval Aviation
French Naval Aviation (often abbreviated in French to: Aéronavale (contraction of Aéronautique navale), or Aviation navale, or more simply l'Aéro) is the naval air arm of the French Navy.
See SPAD S.VII and French Naval Aviation
Fulco Ruffo di Calabria
Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda (12 August 1884 – 23 August 1946) was an Italian World War I flying ace and senator of the Kingdom from 1934 until his death.
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Georges Guynemer
Georges Guynemer (24 December 1894 – 11 September 1917 MIA) was the second highest-scoring French fighter ace with 54 victories during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.
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Groupe de Chasse (Belgium)
The Groupe de Chasse was Belgium's first dedicated fighter wing.
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Hanriot HD.1
The Hanriot HD.1 was a French World War I single-seat fighter aircraft. SPAD S.VII and Hanriot HD.1 are 1910s French fighter aircraft and aircraft first flown in 1916.
See SPAD S.VII and Hanriot HD.1
Hellenic Air Force
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF;, sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (Hellenic being the endonym for Greek in the Greek language).
See SPAD S.VII and Hellenic Air Force
Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza is a Spanish automotive company.
See SPAD S.VII and Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza 8
The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a water-cooled V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 that went on to become the most commonly used liquid-cooled engine in the aircraft of the Entente Powers during the First World War.
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History of the Armée de l'Air (1909–1942)
The Armée de l'Air (literally, 'army of the air') is the name used for the French Air Force in its native language since it was made independent of the Army in 1933.
See SPAD S.VII and History of the Armée de l'Air (1909–1942)
Imperial Russian Air Service
The Imperial Russian Air Service (Emperor's Military Air Fleet) was an air force founded in 1912 for Imperial Russia.
See SPAD S.VII and Imperial Russian Air Service
Italian Air Force Museum
The Italian Air Force Museum is an aircraft museum at Vigna di Valle, on Lake Bracciano (Lazio), in central Italy.
See SPAD S.VII and Italian Air Force Museum
Jerry Pentland
Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley "Jerry" Pentland, (5 August 1894 – 3 November 1983) was an Australian fighter ace in World War I.
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Kbely Aviation Museum
Kbely Aviation Museum (Letecké Muzeum Kbely) is the largest aviation museum in the Czech Republic and one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
See SPAD S.VII and Kbely Aviation Museum
Lafayette Escadrille
The La Fayette Escadrille (Escadrille de La Fayette) was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914–1918).
See SPAD S.VII and Lafayette Escadrille
Louis Béchereau
Louis Béchereau (July 25, 1880 in Plou, Cher – March 18, 1970 in Paris) was a French aeronautical engineer and pioneer of French aviation.
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Mann Egerton
Mann, Egerton & Company Ltd. was an automotive and aerospace company which was headquartered in Norwich, United Kingdom.
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Marc Birkigt
Marc Birkigt (8 March 1878, Geneva – 15 March 1953, Versoix) was a Swiss engineer, automotive and aviation pioneer, and co-founder of Hispano-Suiza in 1904.
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Musée de l'air et de l'espace
The Musée de l'air et de l'espace (English: Air and Space Museum) is a French aerospace museum, located at the south-eastern edge of Paris–Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, and in the commune of Le Bourget.
See SPAD S.VII and Musée de l'air et de l'espace
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), formerly known as the Museum of Science and Industry, is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago.
See SPAD S.VII and Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
National Museum of the United States Air Force
The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, northeast of Dayton, Ohio.
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Nieuport 11
The Nieuport 11 (or Nieuport XI C.1 in contemporary sources), nicknamed the Bébé, is a French World War I single seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft, designed by Gustave Delage. SPAD S.VII and Nieuport 11 are 1910s French fighter aircraft.
See SPAD S.VII and Nieuport 11
Nieuport 17
The Nieuport 17 C.1 (or Nieuport XVII C.1 in contemporary sources) is a French sesquiplane fighter designed and manufactured by the Nieuport company during World War I. An improvement over the Nieuport 11, it was a little larger than earlier Nieuports and better adapted to the more powerful engine than the interim Nieuport 16. SPAD S.VII and Nieuport 17 are 1910s French fighter aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1916 and military aircraft of World War I.
See SPAD S.VII and Nieuport 17
Nieuport 27
The Nieuport 27 (or Nieuport XXVII C.1 in contemporary sources) was a World War I French sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed by Gustave Delage. SPAD S.VII and Nieuport 27 are 1910s French fighter aircraft and military aircraft of World War I.
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No. 17 Squadron RAF
Number 17 Squadron (sometimes written as No. XVII Squadron), currently No.
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No. 19 Squadron RAF
Number 19 Squadron (sometimes written as No. XIX Squadron) is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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No. 23 Squadron RAF
Number 23 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force responsible for 'day-to-day space operations', having been reformed in January 2021, as the first "space squadron".
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No. 30 Squadron RAF
Number 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft and is based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
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No. 63 Squadron RAF
Number 63 Squadron was a bomber aircraft and training squadron of the Royal Air Force that was active during various periods from 1916 to 1992.
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No. 72 Squadron RAF
Number 72 (Fighter) Squadron of the Royal Air Force is a training squadron that is currently based at RAF Valley using the Beechcraft Texan T.1 to deliver Basic Fast Jet Training (BFJT).
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No. 92 Squadron RAF
Number 92 Squadron, also known as No.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force (Air Forces) is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces.
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Portuguese Air Force
The Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa) is the aerial warfare force of Portugal.
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Prague 19
Prague 19, also known as Kbely (Gbel), is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague.
Regia Aeronautica
The Royal Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica Italiana) (RAI) was the air force of the Kingdom of Italy.
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Romanian Air Corps
The Romanian Air Corps or Aviation Corps (RAC) (Corpul de Aviație) was the air arm of the Romanian army until the formation of the Romanian Air Force.
See SPAD S.VII and Romanian Air Corps
Rotary engine
The rotary engine is an early type of internal combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration.
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
See SPAD S.VII and Royal Air Force
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 is a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. SPAD S.VII and Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 are aircraft first flown in 1916 and military aircraft of World War I.
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Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
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Royal Thai Air Force
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) (กองทัพอากาศไทย) is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Royal Yugoslav Air Force
The Royal Yugoslav Air Force (Jugoslovensko kraljevsko ratno vazduhoplovstvo, JKRV; Југословенско краљевско ратно ваздухопловство, ЈКРВ; (Jugoslovansko kraljevo vojno letalstvo, JKVL); lit. "Yugoslav royal war aviation"), was the aerial warfare service component of the Royal Yugoslav Army (itself the land warfare branch of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia).
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San Diego
San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego, California.
See SPAD S.VII and San Diego Air & Space Museum
Shannon Airport (Virginia)
Shannon Airport is a public use airport located two miles south of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States.
See SPAD S.VII and Shannon Airport (Virginia)
Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés
SPAD (Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés) was a French aircraft manufacturer active between 1911 and 1921. SPAD S.VII and Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés are SPAD aircraft.
See SPAD S.VII and Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés
Sopwith Dolphin
The Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin was a British fighter aircraft manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. SPAD S.VII and Sopwith Dolphin are military aircraft of World War I.
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Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup is a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. SPAD S.VII and Sopwith Pup are aircraft first flown in 1916 and military aircraft of World War I.
See SPAD S.VII and Sopwith Pup
Soviet Air Forces
The Soviet Air Forces (r, VVS SSSR; literally "Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"; initialism VVS, sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force", were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II.
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SPAD S.A
The SPAD S.A (also called S.A.L.) was a French two-seat tractor biplane first flown in 1915. SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.A are 1910s French fighter aircraft and SPAD aircraft.
SPAD S.XI
The SPAD S.XI or SPAD 11 was a French two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War. SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XI are SPAD aircraft.
SPAD S.XII
The SPAD S.XII or SPAD 12 was a French single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War developed from the successful SPAD VII by Louis Béchereau, chief designer of the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD). SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XII are 1910s French fighter aircraft and SPAD aircraft.
SPAD S.XIII
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. SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XIII are 1910s French fighter aircraft, military aircraft of World War I and SPAD aircraft.
See SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XIII
Spinner (aeronautics)
A spinner is an aircraft component, a streamlined fairing fitted over a propeller hub or at the centre of a turbofan engine.
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Straight engine
The straight engine (also called inline engine) is a configuration of multi-cylinder piston engine where all of the cylinders are arranged in a single row, rather than radially or in two or more cylinder banks.
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Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe.
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Ukrainian People's Republic Air Fleet
The Air Fleet of the UPR was the air force of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1917–1921.
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United States Army Air Service
The United States Army Air Service (USAAS)Craven and Cate Vol.
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Vickers machine gun
The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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103rd Aero Squadron
The 103rd Aero Squadron was an aviation pursuit squadron of the U.S. Air Service that served in combat in France during World War I. Its original complement included pilots from the disbanded Lafayette Escadrille and Lafayette Flying Corps.
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10me Escadrille de Chasse
The 5me Escadrille de Chasse was the second fighter squadron of the Belgian Air Component.
See SPAD S.VII and 10me Escadrille de Chasse
93rd Aero Squadron
The 93d Aero Squadron was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron as part of the 3d Pursuit Group, First United States Army.
See SPAD S.VII and 93rd Aero Squadron
See also
SPAD aircraft
- Blériot-SPAD S.25
- Blériot-SPAD S.26
- Blériot-SPAD S.28
- Blériot-SPAD S.30
- Blériot-SPAD S.31
- Blériot-SPAD S.32
- Blériot-SPAD S.36
- Blériot-SPAD S.38
- Blériot-SPAD S.39
- Blériot-SPAD S.40
- Blériot-SPAD S.41
- Blériot-SPAD S.42
- Blériot-SPAD S.54
- Blériot-SPAD S.540
- Blériot-SPAD S.58
- Blériot-SPAD S.60
- Blériot-SPAD S.70
- Blériot-SPAD S.71
- Blériot-SPAD S.82
- Blériot-SPAD S.XXI
- Blériot-SPAD S.XXII
- Blériot-SPAD S.XXIV
- British Deperdussin Seagull
- SPAD S.A
- SPAD S.G
- SPAD S.VII
- SPAD S.XI
- SPAD S.XII
- SPAD S.XIII
- SPAD S.XIV
- SPAD S.XV
- SPAD S.XX
- Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPAD_S.VII
Also known as SPAD 7, SPAD S.7, SPAD S.V, SPAD S7, SPAD VII, Spad SVII, Spad s vii.
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