A fast, heavily armed development of the SPAD VII that became one of the principal Allied fighters of the final phase of World War I and was produced in large numbers.
Development
SPAD XIII was developed by SPAD in France as a fighter. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, SPAD XIII is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with Aéronautique Militaire. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War I. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include SPAD XIII C.1.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAD XIII C.1 | Production | Fighter | Aéronautique Militaire |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
SPAD XIII C.1 — C024 official-museum technical baseline
- Crew
- 1
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza V-8, 220 hp
Armament: Two Vickers .303-caliber machine guns.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- SPAD XIII C.1 — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 2