SPAD S.VII

SPAD S.VII

• Nation: France
• Manufacturer: Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD)
• Designer: Louis Béchereau
• Dates of Service: 1916-1918
• Speed: 119 mph
• Range: 225 miles
• Ceiling: 17,500 feet
• Wingspan: 25 feet, 8 inches
• Engine: 1× Hispano-Suiza 8Aa inline engine, 150 hp
• Armament: 1 x .303-cal. Vickers machine gun
• Notes: A durable, successful fighter, the SPAD S.VII was employed by most Allied air services. Along with the Sopwith Pup, the SPAD S.VII helped reclaim the sky from the German Albatross' in mid-1917.