The ANF Les Mureaux 110 and its derivatives were a family of French reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1930s. They were all-metal, parasol-wing monoplanes that seated the pilot and observer in tandem open cockpits. The aircraft were widely used in the

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, but were all scrapped soon thereafter.

Development

The ANF Les Mureaux 110 originated with a French air ministry requirement for an aircraft to replace the Breguet 19 in

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service in the "R2" two-seat reconnaissance role. Two slightly different variants, the 110 and 111 were presented to the air force for evaluation, and were soon ordered into production. The first mass-production version was the 113 in 1933, of which 49 examples were purchased. This was supplanted in production by the 115 in 1935 and the 117 later than year. Both these series were given light bombing capability as well.

Operational history

The 113 entered service initially with the Armée de l'Air's reconnaissance ''Groupes'', followed by the observation ''Groupes'', and finally replacing the venerable

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s in the ''Groupes Aériens Régionaux'' reserve units. It was followed into service by the 117 and 115. From 1934 to 35, 40 of the original 113s were converted into night fighters and used to replace the Breguet 19s still in service with France's two nightfighter ''Groupes''. By the outbreak of

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, the 115 equipped nine ''Groupes Aériens d'Observation'', and the 117 nine more. By April 1940, 11 aircraft had been lost in action, leaving 228 on strength at the commencement of the Blitzkrieg in May. By the time of the French armistice with Germany on June 25, only 62 remained, some of these in North Africa.

Variants

* 110 - two examples built for evaluation, 1x

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engine. ** 110A-2 - prototype, 1x

engine. * 111 - one example built for evaluation, 1x

engine. * 112 R2 - the 110 prototypes re-engined as pre-production machines, 1x

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engine. ** 112 GR - one specially-built aircraft to participate in 1934 Bibescu Cup air race * 113 R2 - initial production version (Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs) - 49 built ** 113 CN - 40 113s converted into night fighters ** 113 GR - racing version, equipped with a supercharged Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs piston engine. Only one was built. * 114 CN - single prototype of a purpose-built night fighter version * 115 R2B2 - reconnaissance bomber with upgraded engine (119 built), 1x

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engine. ** 115 R2 - this version was powered by a 634-kW (850-hp)

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piston engine. * 117 R2B2 - reconnaissance bomber with revised aerodynamics (115 built), 1x

engine. * 119 - one 113 modified to challenge world altitude record with 500 kg payload, 1x

engine. * 200A.3 - Prototype observation aircraft, 1x

engine.

Operators

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Specifications (115 R2B2)

References

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External links

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Single-engined tractor aircraft Parasol-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1931