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Georges Guynemer
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Georges Marie Lodovic Jules Guynemer 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. Guynemer's death was a
G. Guynemer by Lucien, Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie
G. Guynemer by Lucien, Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie
Georges Guynemer in 1917
Georges Guynemer in 1917
Georges Guynemer's original SPAD S.VII, nicknamed "Vieux Charles", preserved at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Georges Guynemer's original SPAD S.VII, nicknamed "Vieux Charles", preserved at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
"The body of the German pilot" (Guynemer's 26th air victory—23 January 1917. Captain Martin Korner killed[citation needed]
"The body of the German pilot" (Guynemer's 26th air victory—23 January 1917. Captain Martin Korner killed[citation needed]
SPAD S.VII
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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 during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was r
Georges Guynemer
…became influential enough to affect French fighter aircraft design. In December 1916, he wrote a letter to the chief designer at Spad, criticizing the Spad VII as inferior to the German Halberstadt that was its contemporary. As a consequence, Spad developed two new but very similar models, the SPAD XII and…
British-built SPAD S.VII of the RFC
British-built SPAD S.VII of the RFC
SPAD S.A.2 two seater that the S.VII was developed from. The observer sat precariously in a basket, the "pulpit", ahead of the propeller.
SPAD S.A.2 two seater that the S.VII was developed from. The observer sat precariously in a basket, the "pulpit", ahead of the propeller.
Both the S.VII and S.XIII shared the exposed aileron bellcrank as part of its control linkage, with the "pulpit" style A.2 (top)
Both the S.VII and S.XIII shared the exposed aileron bellcrank as part of its control linkage, with the "pulpit" style A.2 (top)