The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for the military in both World War I and World War II. From 1933 onwards, it was a subsidiary of Renault.

Alphonse (Gaston) (1882–1915) and René Caudron (1884–1959)

Born in Favières, Somme to parents who farmed nearby in Romiotte, the Caudron brothers were educated at a college in Abbeville. Gaston, as Alphonse was always known, intended to become an engineer but his education was cut short by health problems; René was interested in the development of mechanics and was a sportsman. After military service in an artillery regiment, they returned to work on the farm. They began to build their first aircraft, a large

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, in August 1908. Initially unable to obtain an engine, they flew it as a glider, towed by a horse, and tested it through the summer. In September 1909, they finally flew it under power. By April 1910, they were able to make a return flight of to Forest-Montiers. Gaston Caudron died in an aircraft accident on 15 December 1915 at the airfield at Bron. René continued in the aircraft business until the

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at the start of World War II. He died in 1959.

Caudron Frères and Caudron-Renault

Needing a more convenient base than the farm, the brothers established their factory in nearby Le Crotoy, on the eastern side of the

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estuary about from Abbeville and with a broad, flat, firm, south facing beach ideal for flying. They set up a flying school there which was functioning by 19 May 1910. This activity flourished and by early 1913 a second school had been set up at Juvisy with a combined capacity of 100–250. The War Ministry sent about 30 student pilots there in 1913. By then the company was based at

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. During World War I, the company moved its production to Lyon and Issy-les-Moulineaux, as the Somme plant was too close to the battle front. Designers of many aircraft like the two-seater

Caudron G.3 The Caudron G.3 was a single-engined French sesquiplane built by Caudron, widely used in World War I as a reconnaissance aircraft and trainer. Development The Caudron G.3 was designed by René and Gaston Caudron as a development of their earli ...

that successfully landed on Mont Blanc in 1921, Caudron produced the trainers in which thousands of pilots got their first flying licence. The Caudron plants at Lyon and Issy-les-Moulineaux produced nearly 4,000 airplanes during World War I. In 1920, the Lyon plant stopped assembling and the Issy-les-Moulineaux site was consolidated as the headquarters and main production base. In 1933, Caudron was acquired by Renault, following pressure from the French Air Ministry, which was seeking consolidation in the aircraft industry. At the time, Renault was increasing its involvement in the aviation field. Renault took a controlling 55% stake while René Caudron kept the remaining 45%. both the Société des Avions Caudron and Renault's aircraft engine branch were integrated into the Renault Aviation division led by François Lehideux (as top manager), Marcel Riffard (as aircraft body chief designer) and Charles-Edmond Serre (aircraft engine chief designer). The Issy-les-Moulineaux plant improved synergies with the Billancourt engine plant, as both were in the Paris area. In 1937, Renault bought out René Caudron's minority stake. Renault Viva Boucher

As part of Renault, Caudron centred on producing light, sportier aircraft powered by either inline-four or

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cylinder engines, mirroring its automotive range at the time. Riffard was an expert on streamlined designs, which helped to achieve good speeds on low power. Caudron-Renault aircraft set several records in the 1930s. In August 1934,

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, on board her C 450, achieved the world record average speed for 100 kilometres, 1000 kilometres, and the world female speed record. In December 1934, Raymond Delmotte got a land aircraft world speed record of 505 km/h on board his C 460. According to '' Popular Aviation'', by November 1935 Caudron-Renault was producing the following models: the C 272-3 ''Luciole'' (2-seat light biplane aircraft), the C 282-8 ''Phalene VIII'' (4-seat light monoplane), the C 360 (monoplane), the C 366 ''Atalante'' (a monoplane based on an earlier model), the C 440 (twin-engined low-wing cabin monoplane), the C 450 (1-seat racing monoplane), the C 460 (1-seat racing monoplane) and the C 530 ''Rafale'' (high-performance, 2-seat light monoplane). By 1936, Renault was hit by the

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and, in 1938, it spun off Caudron-Renault into a separate, autonomous subsidiary in order to focus on its core automotive business. After France was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, Caudron-Renault produced trainers, auto bodies,

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aircraft parts, Messerschmitt Bf 108s the Caudron's Simoun and Goéland ranges, the Siebel Si-204, for the Wehrmacht. It also repaired aircraft. In February 1942, Willy Messerschmitt requested to Caudron the production of the Messerschmitt Me 164, a Si-104 rival, but that was sabotaged. The Issy-les-Moulineaux plant was almost completely destroyed by RAF and AAF bombings that took place in September 1943, leaving it permanently out of production. In 1944, the remaining Caudron-Renault operations were nationalised by the French government and became part of the Société Nationale de Construction aéronautique du Centre.

Aircraft

(''Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères'' / ''Société des avions Caudron'') *

Hydroaéroplane Caudron-Fabre The Hydroaéroplane Caudron-Fabre, (Caudron-Fabre), was a French amphibious seaplane that competed in the 1912 Monaco event. It was one of the first true amphibians, able to take-off from water and touch down on land. Design and development On 2 ...

Caudron Type A The Caudron Type A was the first successful aircraft built by René Caudron and his brother Gaston. During 1910 the Caudron brothers were briefly associated with the Société Anonyme Français d'Aviation (S.A.F.A.), and an example of the type ...

Caudron Type B.2 The Caudron Type B was a 1911 development of the earliest Caudron type, the Caudron Type A, with a nacelle style fuselage and more powerful engine. Initially an equal span biplane, it was modified into a sesquiplane. Design and development Pil ...

* Caudron Type C * Caudron Type D * Caudron Type E *

Caudron Type F The Caudron Type F was a French single seat biplane produced just before World War I. A dozen were bought by China and at least two other examples, with different engines, competed in 1913, coming first and second in the biplane category of the c ...

* Caudron Type G *

Caudron G.2 The Caudron G.2 was a single-engined French biplane built by Caudron, used in World War I as a reconnaissance aircraft and trainer. Development The outbreak of World War I precipitated the need for military applications of the successful Caud ...

Caudron G.4 The Caudron G.4 was a French biplane with twin engines, widely used during World War I as a bomber. It was designed by René and Gaston Caudron as an improvement over their single-engined Caudron G.3. The aircraft employed wing warping for ban ...

Caudron G.6 The Caudron G.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the ...

Caudron Type H The Caudron Type H was a collective name for three different Caudron designs of 1912-3. One of these was an amphibious three seat biplane built for the French military. Two were completed, one appearing at the Paris Aero Salon in November 1912. ...

Caudron Type J The Caudron J Marine was an amphibious, two-seat, biplane equipped with floats and wheels, similar to the earlier Caudron J floatplane. The Caudron J was essentially a seaplane version of the two-seat Caudron G and single-seat Caudron F. The F ...

* Caudron Type K * Caudron Type L *

Caudron Type M The Caudron Types M and N were small, fast French sports monoplanes, flown 1911–13 under a wide range of engine powers. There was also a military version. Design and development Although almost all the aircraft designed by the Caudron br ...

Caudron Type N The Caudron Types M and N were small, fast French sports monoplanes, flown 1911–13 under a wide range of engine powers. There was also a military version. Design and development Although almost all the aircraft designed by the Caudron br ...

Caudron Type O The Caudron Type O was a French single seat air racing biplane first flown in 1914. Development The Type O was a single bay biplane with no stagger. Both wings had two wooden spars and were fabric covered. On each side there were two pairs ...

* Caudron Type P * Caudron R *

Caudron R.3 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron R.4 The Caudron R.4 (officially Caudron 40 A.3) was a French World War I twin-engine biplane reconnaissance/artillery cooperation aircraft and the progenitor of a series of successful aircraft that filled a variety of roles with the French Aéronauti ...

* Caudron R.5 *

Caudron R.6 __NOTOC__ The Caudron R.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was a scaled-down version of the Caudron R.4. It eliminated the R.4's nose-gunner and used smaller engines (Le Rhône Le Rhône was the name given to a seri ...

Caudron R.8 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron R.9 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron R.10 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron R.11 The Caudron R.11 (or R.XI in contemporary usage), was a French three-seat twin-engine long range escort fighter biplane developed and produced by Caudron during the First World War. Development The R.XI was intended to fulfill a French Corps d' ...

* Caudron R.12 *

Caudron R.14 The Caudron R.11 (or R.XI in contemporary usage), was a French three-seat twin-engine long range escort fighter biplane developed and produced by Caudron during the First World War. Development The R.XI was intended to fulfill a French Corps d' ...

Caudron R.15 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

* Caudron R.19 *

Caudron C.02 The Caudron 02 was a French high altitude single seat fighter that was flown in November 1917. Design and development The proper name and even the existence of this aircraft have been disputed in the past, but plans for the Type 02 high altitu ...

Caudron C.20 The Caudron C.20 was a French army cooperation aircraft/light bomber built by Caudron in World War I. It was powered by a 180-hp Gnome ''Monosoupape'' rotary engine.Hauet, André (2001). Les Avions Caudrons. 1. Outreau: Lela Presse. . References ...

* Caudron C.21 * Caudron C.22 *

Caudron C.23 The Caudron C.23 was a French long range twin engine night bomber, flown in the last year of World War I. Post-war some machines were modified to carry passengers. Design and development The C.23 BN.2 was designed to be a night bomber able to ...

Caudron C.25 The Caudron C.25 was a large, three-engined, biplane airliner, designed and built in France soon after the end of World War I. Its enclosed cabin could accommodate up to eighteen passengers. Design and development After the end of world War I, ...

Caudron C.27 The Caudron C.27 was a French biplane, a two-seat basic trainer which also competed successfully in the 1920s. Design and development When it was shown at the 1922 Paris Salon, the C.27 was presented as the second in a triplet of increasingly ...

Caudron C.33 The Caudron C.33 "Landaulet Monsieur-Madame" was a French twin engined biplane with four seats, two in open cockpits and two in an enclosed cabin. Design and development Between 1919 and 1922 Caudron built a series of multi-engined civil passen ...

Caudron C.37 The Caudron C.37 was a French three-engined biplane passenger transport, built in 1920. It could carry six passengers. Design and development Between 1919 and 1922 Caudron built a series of multi-engined civil passenger transport biplanes of sim ...

Caudron C.39 The Caudron C.39 was a French three-engined biplane with a cabin for six passengers when the aircraft was equipped as a landplane or four passengers when on floats. It was flown with some success in competitions in 1920 and 1921. Design and deve ...

Caudron C.43 The Caudron C.43 was the first French five-engined aircraft, a biplane intended for passenger transport or military use and multi-engined for safety. A development of the three-engined Caudron C.39, it had one tractor configuration engine in th ...

Caudron C.51 The Caudron C.51 was a French biplane floatplane made by Caudron in the early 1920s. One C.51 was built, powered by a Clerget engine and bearing the registration ''F-AIBL''. It had an empty weight of and a maximum speed of . It competed in the ...

Caudron C.59 The Caudron C.59 was a French, two-seat biplane with a single engine and a canvas-covered fuselage, produced between 1922 and 1924. Suitable for a variety of roles, more than 1,800 Caudron C.59s were manufactured. Operational history The Caudron ...

Caudron C.60 The Caudron C.60 was a French two-seat biplane of the 1920s and 1930s with a single Piston engine, engine and a canvas-covered fuselage. The French aircraft manufacturer Caudron developed this aircraft from the Caudron C.59. It was mainly used as ...

Caudron C.61 The Caudron C.61 was a French three-engined civil transport biplane aircraft built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron. It was constructed of wood and covered in fabric. Development The prototype C.61 (F-ESAE) had a freight hold and c ...

Caudron C.61bis The Caudron C.61 was a French three-engined civil transport biplane aircraft built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron. It was constructed of wood and covered in fabric. Development The prototype C.61 (F-ESAE) had a freight hold and cab ...

* Caudron C.65 * Caudron C.66 *

Caudron C.67 The Caudron C.67 was a simple single seat biplane with a low powered engine. It was built and flown in France in 1922. Design and development The C.67 was, apart from its undercarriage, an all wood-framed aircraft with fabric covering. It was ...

Caudron C.68 The Caudron C.68 was a two-seat French training and touring aircraft, built in the early 1920s, which attracted interest at the time because of its simple and fast wing folding arrangement. Only a few were produced. Design and development Apar ...

Caudron C.74 The Caudron C.74 was a ten-seat, four engine passenger biplane built in France in 1922. It showed promise but the sole prototype crashed fatally in a competition and no more were completed. Design and development The C.74 was a large biplane, po ...

* Caudron C.77 *

Caudron C.81 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

* Caudron C.91 *

Caudron C.92 The Caudron C.92 was a passenger transport built by Caudron in 1925, powered by a Lorraine-Dietrich 12D. Only one was built, and it was discarded in July 1934. Design and development The C.92, first flown in 1925, was a close but more powerfu ...

* Caudron C.97 * Caudron C.98 *

Caudron C.99 The Caudron C.99 was a France, French light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The only example flew with different engines in the mid-1920s. Design and development Though in 1924 ''Flight'' described the C.99, which was on display at the 18t ...

* Caudron C.101 * Caudron C.103 *

Caudron C.104 The Caudron C.101 and its variants, the C.103, C.104 and C.107 were French two seat reconnaissance aircraft flown from 1925, differing in their engines. Design and development The C.101 was designed to be a deep reconnaissance aircraft with th ...

* Caudron C.107 *

Caudron C.109 The Caudron C.109 was a light utility aircraft built in France in the late 1920s. Design and development The C.109 was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and single pass ...

* Caudron C.110 *

Caudron C.113 The Caudron C.109 was a light utility aircraft built in France in the late 1920s. Design and development The C.109 was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and single pass ...

Caudron C.117 The Caudron C.109 was a light utility aircraft built in France in the late 1920s. Design and development The C.109 was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and single pass ...

* Caudron C.125 *

Caudron C.127 The Caudron C.27 was a French biplane, a two-seat basic trainer which also competed successfully in the 1920s. Design and development When it was shown at the 1922 Paris Salon, the C.27 was presented as the second in a triplet of increasingly ...

* Caudron C.128 * Caudron C.128/2 * Caudron C.140 *

Caudron C.150 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron C.157 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

* Caudron C.159 *

Caudron C.160 The Caudron C.160 was a French training aircraft built by Caudron in the late 1920s. It was a two-seat biplane powered by a 65 hp Salmson 5Ac 5-cyl radial.Hauet, André (2001). Les Avions Caudrons. 1. Outreau: Lela Presse. . References C.160 ...

Caudron C.161 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.161 was a lightweight French two-seat biplane designed by Caudron for sport or flight training use. A conventional biplane with a square fuselage powered by a Salmson radial engine The radial engine is a reciprocating ...

Caudron C.168 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.161 was a lightweight French two-seat biplane designed by Caudron for sport or flight training use. A conventional biplane with a square fuselage powered by a Salmson radial engine. It had two cockpits in tandem with dual c ...

Caudron C.180 The Caudron C.180 was an all-metal, three-engine French ten-seat passenger aircraft, flown about 1930. Only one was built. Design and development The Caudron C.180 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with metal structure and duraluminium cover ...

* Caudron C.183 *

Caudron C.190 The Caudron C.190 was a French two-seat low-wing single-engine sports plane, built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron in the late 1920s. The only variant of the C.190 family (C.190/191/192/193) to be built in series was the C.193. Oper ...

Caudron C.191 The Caudron C.190 was a French two-seat low-wing single-engine sports plane, built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron in the late 1920s. The only variant of the C.190 family (C.190/191/192/193) to be built in series was the C.193. Oper ...

Caudron C.192 The Caudron C.190 was a French two-seat low-wing single-engine sports plane, built by the French aeroplane manufacturer Caudron in the late 1920s. The only variant of the C.190 family (C.190/191/192/193) to be built in series was the C.193. Oper ...

* Caudron C.193 *

Caudron C.220 The Caudron C.220 was a two-seat French biplane trainer. Only two were built, using different engines. Design and development The Caudron C.220 basic trainer was a single bay biplane with two pairs of parallel interplane struts aided by wire ...

Caudron C.221 The Caudron C.220 was a two-seat French biplane trainer. Only two were built, using different engines. Design and development The Caudron C.220 basic trainer was a single bay biplane with two pairs of parallel interplane struts aided by wire ...

* Caudron C.230 * Caudron C.232 *

Caudron C.240 The Caudron C.240 was a four-seat touring aircraft produced in France in 1931. It was a single-engined, low-wing, cantilever monoplane constructed using wood and metal. It had fixed, conventional landing gear Landing gear is the undercarri ...

Caudron C.250 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron C.251 The Caudron C.251 Et-2 was a French tandem seat, open cockpit biplane designed as an intermediate trainer and built in 1931. It did not go into production. Design and development The two seat, open cockpit C.251 was designed to replace the ub ...

* Caudron C.270 ''Luciole'' *

Caudron C.272 The Caudron C.270 ''Luciole'' ("Firefly") was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in the 1930s, derived from the C.230. Design and construction It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal s ...

''Luciole'' * Caudron C.272/2 ''Luciole'' * Caudron C.272/3 ''Luciole'' * Caudron C.272/4 ''Luciole'' * Caudron C.272/5 ''Luciole'' * Caudron C.273 ''Luciole'' * Caudron C.275 ''Luciole'' *

Caudron C.280 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Phalene'' * Caudron C.280/2 ''Phalene'' * Caudron C.280/6 ''Phalene'' * Caudron C.280/9 ''Phalene'' *

Caudron C.282 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.282/4 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.282/8 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.282/10 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/2 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/2.S4 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/4 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/5 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/6 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/7 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/8 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.286/9 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.289 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.289/2 ''Super Phalene'' *

Caudron C.340 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Micro Phalene'' *

Caudron C.344 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Phalène Junior'' *

Caudron C.360 The Caudron C.360 was a French racing aircraft built by Caudron in the early 1930s to compete in Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe The Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe was an international aeronautical speed competition instituted on 25 August 1909 by th ...

Caudron C.362 The Caudron C.362 and the almost identical C.366 were single-seat racing aircraft built in 1933 by Caudron to compete in the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe competition. Design The C.362 and C.366 were single-seat, low-wing monoplanes with a fixed u ...

* Caudron C.366 *

Caudron C.400 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Super Phalene'' *

Caudron C.401 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Super Phalene'' *

Caudron C.410 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Super Phalene'' *

Caudron C.430 The Caudron C.430 Rafale was a fast, two seat French touring monoplane. Soon after its first flight in 1933 it set an international class speed record. Design and development The C.430 Rafale was a two-seat development of the single seat Caud ...

''Rafale'' * Caudron C.440 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.441 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.444 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.445 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.445/1 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.445/2 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.445/3 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.445M ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.445R ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.446 ''Super Goéland'' * Caudron C.447 ''Goéland'' *

Caudron C.448 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Goéland'' * Caudron C.449 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.449/1 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.449/2 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.449/3 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.449/4 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.449/5 ''Goéland'' * Caudron C.450 *

Caudron C.460 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.450 and C.460 were French racing aircraft built to participate in the ''Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe'' race of 1934. Design Developed from the Caudron C.362 flown in the previous year's race, a single C.450 and three C.46 ...

Caudron C.461 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.450 and C.460 were French racing aircraft built to participate in the ''Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe'' race of 1934. Design Developed from the Caudron C.362 flown in the previous year's race, a single C.450 and three C.46 ...

Caudron C.480 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Frégate'' *

Caudron C.490 The Caudron C.490 was a trainer aircraft built by Caudron in the mid 1930s. Design The C.490 was a biplane of all-wood construction with the airframe covered by canvas, derived from the Caudron C.159 The Société des Avions Caudron was a Fren ...

* Caudron C.491 *

Caudron C.500 The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The aircr ...

''Simoun I'' *

Caudron C.510 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Pélican'' * Caudron C.520 ''Simoun'' * Caudron C.530 ''Rafale'' *

Caudron C.560 The Caudron C.560 Rafale II () was a French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, ...

* Caudron C.561 * Caudron C.570 *

Caudron C.580 The Caudron C.580 was a French advanced trainer aircraft intended to prepare pilots for the new low wing monoplane fighters of the mid-1930s. It did not go into production and only two were built. Design The C.580 was designed to train fight ...

Caudron C.600 The Caudron C.600 Aiglon is a 1930s French two-seat monoplane sport/touring aircraft built by Caudron–Renault. Development The Aiglon (en: ''Eaglet'') was designed by Marcel Riffard after he took over the design department when Caudron mer ...

''Aiglon'' * Caudron C.601 ''Aiglon'' *

Caudron C.610 The Caudron C.600 Aiglon is a 1930s French two-seat monoplane sport/touring aircraft built by Caudron–Renault. Development The Aiglon (en: ''Eaglet'') was designed by Marcel Riffard after he took over the design department when Caudron mer ...

''Aiglon'' *

Caudron C.620 The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The aircr ...

''Simoun IV'' *

Caudron C.630 The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The aircr ...

''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.631 The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The aircr ...

''Simoun'' * Caudron C.632 ''Simoun'' * Caudron C.634 ''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.635 The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The aircr ...

''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.635M The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The aircra ...

''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.640 The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault. History Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Typhon (en: ''Typhoon'') was designed by Georges Otfinovsky an ...

''Typhon'' * Caudron C.641 ''Typhon'' * Caudron C.660 ''Rafale'' *

Caudron C.670 The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault. History Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Typhon (en: ''Typhoon'') was designed by Georges Otfinovsky an ...

''Typhon'' *

Caudron C.680 The Caudron C.680 was a 2-seat sport aircraft built by Caudron in the late 1930s. Design The C.680 was a low-wing monoplane of all-wood construction, with the airframe covered by canvas and plywood. Specifications References Further readin ...

Caudron C.684 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

Caudron C.685 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

''Super Rafale'' * Caudron C.690 *

Caudron C.710 The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron-Renault for the French Air Force just prior to the start of World War II. One version, the C.714, saw limited production, and were assigned to Polish pilots flying in France a ...

''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.711 ''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.712 ''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.713 ''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.714 ''Cyclone'' *

Caudron C.720 The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron-Renault for the French Air Force just prior to the start of World War II. One version, the C.714, saw limited production, and were assigned to Polish pilots flying in France a ...

''Cyclone'' * Caudron-Renault CR.760 ''Cyclone'' *

Caudron-Renault CR.770 The C.710 were a series of light fighter aircraft developed by Caudron-Renault for the French Air Force just prior to the start of World War II. One version, the C.714, saw limited production, and were assigned to Polish pilots flying in France a ...

''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.800 ''Epervier'' * Caudron C.801 * Caudron C.810 * Caudron C.811 *

Caudron C-815 The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for ...

* Caudron C.860 *

Caudron C.870 The Caudron C.870 was a training aircraft built by Caudron The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earli ...

Caudron C.880 The Caudron C.880 was a high-wing monoplane of all-metal construction, observation/artillery liaison aircraft built by Caudron The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron F ...

Caudron KXC The Caudron C.600 Aiglon is a 1930s French two-seat monoplane sport/touring aircraft built by Caudron–Renault. Development The Aiglon (en: ''Eaglet'') was designed by Marcel Riffard after he took over the design department when Caudron mer ...

* Caudron Navy Experimental Type C Trainer * Caudron LEI

References

External links

Aviation Pioneers: An Anthology – Gaston & René Caudron

Aviafrance list of Caudron aircraft

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