Société pour l'aviation et ses dérivés
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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
SPAD S.XIII
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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.XIII
A SPAD S.XIII of the American 103rd Aero Squadron - note exposed aileron bellcrank protruding from lower wing, also used for the A.2 "pulpit fighter" and S.VII.
A SPAD S.XIII at Air Service Production Center No. 2, Romorantin Aerodrome, France, 1918
A SPAD XIII painted to represent the aircraft flown by Arizona native Frank Luke Jr., the first aviator awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration in the United States, in World War I.