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 commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D140 road, from the estuary of the river Somme, some northwest of Abbeville. Railway Favières is served by a h ...

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

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. 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

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. 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

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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

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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

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

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 Cat ...

, as the Somme plant was too close to the battle front. Designers of many aircraft like the two-seater Caudron G.3 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 '' 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

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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, 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 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 *

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 * Caudron Type C *

Caudron Type D The Caudron Type D was a French pre-World War I single seat, twin-boom 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 Kingdom, where they may al ...

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 *

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 Cau ...

* Caudron G.3 *

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 b ...

Caudron G.6 The Caudron G.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It married the wings and engine layout of the unorthodox Caudron G.4 to an all-new fuselage of conventional design. Over 500 of these aircraft were used by the French military f ...

* 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 *

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 wi ...

* Caudron Type M * Caudron Type N * 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 * Caudron R.3 * 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 * Caudron R.8 * Caudron R.9 *

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 ...

* Caudron R.12 * Caudron R.14 *

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 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 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 *

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 * Caudron C.23 * Caudron C.25 *

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 * 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 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 * Caudron C.61 *

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 c ...

* Caudron C.65 * Caudron C.66 * Caudron C.67 * Caudron C.68 * Caudron C.74 * 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 * Caudron C.101 * Caudron C.103 * Caudron C.104 * Caudron C.107 * Caudron C.109 * 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 pas ...

* Caudron C.117 * Caudron C.125 * Caudron C.127 * Caudron C.128 * Caudron C.128/2 * Caudron C.140 * Caudron C.150 *

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 * Caudron C.180 * Caudron C.183 * 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 *

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 * 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. It was presented for official te ...

* 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 C.230. Design and construction It was a conventional biplane with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal s ...

''Luciole'' * Caudron C.272 ''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 ''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 ''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 * Caudron C.400 ''Super Phalene'' * Caudron C.401 ''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 ''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 ''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. ...

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 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 * Caudron C.561 * Caudron C.570 * 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 mer ...

''Aiglon'' * Caudron C.610 ''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 airc ...

''Simoun IV'' *

Caudron C.630 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.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 ''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 air ...

''Simoun'' * Caudron C.635M ''Simoun'' * Caudron C.640 ''Typhon'' * Caudron C.641 ''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 reading ...

* Caudron C.684 *

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 __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 ''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.712 ''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.713 ''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 France a ...

''Cyclone'' * Caudron C.720 ''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 *

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 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 *

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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