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The Blériot-SPAD S.27 was a small
French
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airliner
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developed soon after
World War I. It was produced as a way for the
Blériot company to find new markets for its wartime products in the postwar market, in this instance by adapting the design of the
S.20 fighter into a small airliner. Accommodation for two passengers was provided in a small cabin within the
fuselage, but in other respects the S.27 strongly resembled its predecessor.
Three were operated by
CMA on its
Paris-
London route, this total increasing to ten by the time that the company merged into
Air Union
Air Union was a French airline established January 1, 1923, as the result of a merger between the airlines ''Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes'' and '' Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens''. Air Union was merged with four other French airli ...
.
Operators
;
*
CMA/
Air Union
Air Union was a French airline established January 1, 1923, as the result of a merger between the airlines ''Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes'' and '' Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens''. Air Union was merged with four other French airli ...
Specifications (S.27)
See also
References
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aviafrance.com
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