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

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and

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. From 1933 onwards, it was a subsidiary of

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

Born in

Favières, Somme Favières () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D140 road, from the estuary of the river Somme (rive ...

to parents who farmed nearby in Romiotte, the Caudron brothers were educated at a college in

Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...

. 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

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. Gaston Caudron died in an aircraft accident on 15 December 1915 at the airfield at

Bron Bron () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Geography Bron lies east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. Climat ...

. René continued in the aircraft business until the

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at the start of

. He died in 1959.

Caudron Frères and Caudron-Renault

Needing a more convenient base than the farm, the brothers established their factory in nearby

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, on the eastern side of the Somme 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

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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

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and

Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cath ...

, 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

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in 1921, Caudron produced the

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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

, 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

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(as top manager),

Marcel Riffard Marcel Riffard (1886–1981) was a French aeronautical engineer. In the 1930s, while working at the design department of Caudron-Renault, he designed a series of racer aircraft, as well as utility aircraft such as the Caudron Simoun The Caudron ...

(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

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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,

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got a land aircraft world speed record of 505 km/h on board his C 460. According to ''

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'', 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

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during World War II, Caudron-Renault produced trainers, auto bodies,

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aircraft parts,

Messerschmitt Bf 108 The Messerschmitt Bf 108 ''Taifun'' (English: "Typhoon") was a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the 1930s. The Bf 108 was of all-metal construction. Design and development Originally desi ...

s the Caudron's Simoun and Goéland ranges, the

Siebel Si-204 The Siebel Si 204 was a small twin-engined transport and trainer aircraft developed in World War II. It was based on the Siebel Fh 104, Fh 104 Hallore. Originally designed in response to an Ministry of Aviation (Germany), Ministry of Aviation de ...

, for the

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. It also repaired aircraft. In February 1942,

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requested to Caudron the production of the

Messerschmitt Me 164 The Messerschmitt-Caudron MeC 164 was a prototype airliner built in 1942 by Messerschmitt and Caudron to compete with the Siebel Si 204. It did not enter mass production. Design and development The MeC 164 was designed in Germany by Messersc ...

, a Si-104 rival, but that was sabotaged. The Issy-les-Moulineaux plant was almost completely destroyed by

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and

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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 * Caudron Type B.2 *

Caudron Type C The Caudron Type C was a single seat France, French biplane, intended for military evaluation. Two were built in 1911. Design and development From the Caudron Type B, Type B of 1911 to the World War I Caudron G.3 Caudron biplanes had a common ...

Caudron Type D The Caudron Type D was a French pre-World War I single seat, twin-boom tractor configuration, tractor biplane, a close but slightly smaller relative of the two seat Caudron Type C. More than a dozen were completed, one exported to the United King ...

Caudron Type E The Caudron Type E two seat trainer was a larger and more powerful development of the Type C. Two or three were bought by the French military and one by the Royal Navy just before World War I but its sales were overtaken by the superior Type ...

* Caudron Type F *

Caudron Type G The Caudron Type G was a single-engined France, French biplane built by Caudron, prior to World War I. Developments of the Caudron G saw widespread service in France, Russia and Great Britain. Specifications See also References Further r ...

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 * Caudron G.6 * Caudron Type H *

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 The Caudron Type K was a French floatplane with a very powerful, twenty cylinder radial engine in pusher configuration. It took part in a French seaplane competition in 1913, but was lost in a take-off accident during the competition. Design ...

Caudron Type L The Caudron Type L was a two-seat French pusher configuration amphibious biplane, flown around 1913 and intended for naval use. Design With unequal span, two bay, unstaggered wings and an open frame fuselage the Type L had much in common w ...

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 bro ...

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 *

Caudron Type P 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 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.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 *

Caudron R.5 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.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 * Caudron R.9 * Caudron R.10 * Caudron R.11 *

Caudron R.12 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.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 World War I, First World War. Development The R.XI was intended to fulfill a Fr ...

* Caudron R.15 *

Caudron R.19 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.02 *

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 The Caudron C.21 was a French twin engine biplane built just after World War I, able to carry three passengers in an open cockpit. Design and development In 1917 Paul Deville was developing a twin engine observation aircraft when it became clear ...

Caudron C.22 The Caudron C.22 was a French twin engine night bomber built in 1917. It did not reach production. Design The C.22 BN2 was based on the earlier Caudron C.21, but scaled up. The span was increased by 22%, requiring an extra bay and more powerfu ...

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 * Caudron C.27 *

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 * Caudron C.39 *

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 the ...

* Caudron C.51 * Caudron C.59 * Caudron C.60 * Caudron C.61 * Caudron C.61bis *

Caudron C.65 The Caudron C.65 was a single seat biplane floatplane designed and built in France in 1922. Only one was completed. Design and development The C.65 was a conventional wire braced, Biplane#Bay, two bay biplane, with equal span wings mounted with ...

Caudron C.66 The Caudron C.65 was a single seat biplane floatplane designed and built in France in 1922. Only one was completed. Design and development The C.65 was a conventional wire braced, two bay biplane, with equal span wings mounted without stagger ...

* Caudron C.67 * Caudron C.68 * Caudron C.74 *

Caudron C.77 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.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 The Caudron C.91 was a French single engine biplane with an enclosed passenger cabin seating four. It first flew in 1923. Design and development The C.91 was a conventional single engine two bay biplane with a wooden structure and fabric cove ...

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 The Caudron C.97 was a two-seat biplane trainer designed and built in France around 1924. A number were used by the Bolivian Air Force. Design and development Rather little information has survived on the C.97. Although it looked very simil ...

Caudron C.98 The Caudron C.98 was a French sports/racing aircraft built by Caudron in the 1920s. Derived from the Caudron C.91 The Caudron C.91 was a French single engine biplane with an enclosed passenger cabin seating four. It first flew in 1923. Desig ...

Caudron C.99 The Caudron C.99 was a 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 18th Paris ...

Caudron C.101 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 ...

Caudron C.103 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.104 *

Caudron C.107 The Caudron C.101 and its variants, the C.103, C.104 and C.107 were France, 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 ...

* Caudron C.109 *

Caudron C.110 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 pas ...

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 pas ...

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 pas ...

Caudron C.125 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.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 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 increasingl ...

* Caudron C.128/2 *

Caudron C.140 The Caudron C.140 was a French tandem cockpit sesquiplane designed in 1928 as a combination of liaison aircraft and observer and gunnery trainer. Design and development The C.140 was designed in the first half of 1928 to meet a French military ...

* Caudron C.150 * Caudron C.157 *

Caudron C.159 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.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 *

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 *

Caudron C.183 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.190 *

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 *

Caudron C.193 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. Ope ...

Caudron C.220 The Caudron C.220 was a two-seat France, French biplane training aircraft, trainer. Only two were built, using different engines. Design and development The Caudron C.220 basic trainer was a biplane#sBays, single bay biplane with two pairs of p ...

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 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.230 was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930. It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. I ...

Caudron C.232 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.230 was a sporting, touring and trainer aircraft produced in France in 1930. It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and a single passenger sat in tandem open cockpits. I ...

* Caudron C.240 * Caudron C.250 * Caudron C.251 *

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

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

''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 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.282/4 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.282/8 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.282/10 ''Super Phalene'' *

Caudron C.286 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.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 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.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 ''Phalène Junior'' * Caudron C.360 *

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 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.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 Caudr ...

''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 __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.460 *

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 *

Caudron C.491 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.500 ''Simoun I'' * Caudron C.510 ''Pélican'' *

Caudron C.520 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.530 The Caudron C.530 Rafale ( en, Gust) was a French two seat competition aircraft. Only seven were built but they had great success in several contests during 1934. Design and development The C.530 was a low wing cantilever monoplane, wood framed ...

''Rafale'' *

Caudron C.560 The Caudron C.560 Rafale II () was a French competition aircraft built in the mid-1930s. It was intended to participate in the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe race of 1935 and was powered by a Renault 12R The Renault 12R was an air-cooled invert ...

Caudron C.561 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.570 The Caudron C.570 was a French twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Caudron in the mid-1930s. It was designed to function in multiple roles; as a bomber, passenger transport, paratroop aircraft, cargo aircraft and air ambulance. Design The ...

* Caudron C.580 *

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 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 me ...

''Aiglon'' * Caudron C.610 ''Aiglon'' * Caudron C.620 ''Simoun IV'' * Caudron C.630 ''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.631 The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s France, 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. Th ...

''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.632 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 air ...

''Simoun'' *

Caudron C.634 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.635 ''Simoun'' * Caudron C.635M ''Simoun'' * Caudron C.640 ''Typhon'' *

Caudron C.641 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.660 ''Rafale'' * Caudron C.670 ''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 * Caudron C.685 ''Super Rafale'' *

Caudron C.690 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.690 was a single-seat training aircraft A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety featur ...

* Caudron C.710 ''Cyclone'' *

Caudron C.711 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 ...

''Cyclone'' *

Caudron C.712 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 Fran ...

''Cyclone'' *

Caudron C.713 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 ...

''Cyclone'' *

Caudron C.714 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 Franc ...

''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 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 ...

''Cyclone'' * Caudron-Renault CR.770 ''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 The Caudron C.860 was a single engine, single seat monoplane ordered by the French government as a long distance communications aircraft. First flown in 1938, it was also expected to set speed and altitude records but the outbreak of World War I ...

* Caudron C.870 *

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 *

Caudron Navy Experimental Type C Trainer 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 me ...

Caudron LEI 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 ...

References

External links

Aviation Pioneers: An Anthology – Gaston & René Caudron

Aviafrance list of Caudron aircraft

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