The SPAD S.A was a French two-seat tractor biplane first flown in 1915. It was used by France and Russia in the early stages of the First World War in the fighter and reconnaissance roles. It was a unique aircraft that carried its observer in a nacelle ahead of wing, engine and propeller.
SPAD S.A
SPAD S.A-2 at Somme-Vesle in 1915
SPAD S.A-2 "Ma Jeanne"
Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés
SPAD was a French aircraft manufacturer active between 1911 and 1921. Its SPAD S.XIII biplane was the most produced French fighter airplane of the First World War.
Original Typea A Deperdussin monoplane from the Shuttleworth Collection
Deperdussin Monocoque at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace.
SPAD S.A.2
SPAD VII taking off