1916 France SPAD VII
This French Air Service fighter, armed with a synchronized Vickers .303 machine gun, made its first combat flight in July 1916 and immediately showed great promise. Like the Nieuport 17 that it replaced, the plane was agile in the air, yet it was more rugged and could make steep, swift dives without disintegrating. Pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American pilots who joined the Allied air effort in France, flew SPAD VII single-seaters almost exclusively from the time they officially joined the war effort in 1916.
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Aviões da Iª Grande Guerra ( WWI ) V
1916 France SPAD VII
This French Air Service fighter, armed with a synchronized Vickers .303 machine gun, made its first combat flight in July 1916 and immediately showed great promise. Like the Nieuport 17 that it replaced, the plane was agile in the air, yet it was more rugged and could make steep, swift dives without disintegrating. Pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American pilots who joined the Allied air effort in France, flew SPAD VII single-seaters almost exclusively from the time they officially joined the war effort in 1916.
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