__NOTOC__ The Blanchard Brd.1 was a French

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, to the 1923 STAé HB.3 specification, used by the

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in the 1920s. It was a large

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with two engines mounted in the gap between the wings, each engine driving a

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. In

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, one Brd.1 was used to set several world altitude records for seaplanes.

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Units using this aircraft

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* ''Escadrille'' 5R1

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