Caudron C.23

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Caudron C.23
Role Night Bomber
Manufacturer Caudron
Designer Deville[1]
First flight Nov 1917[1] or Feb 1918[2]
Introduction postwar [note 1]
Primary user France
Number built [note 2]
Wingspan 24.5 m (80 ft 3 in)[1][2]
Engine 2×240hp Canton-Unné CU-9Z radials[3]
Armament 3×Lewis MGs and
600 kg (1,320 lb)[1][2] of bombs
Crew 4[2][note 3]
Max Speed 140 km/h (90 mph)[1][2]
Climb 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 20:37[2]
Ceiling 4,500 m (14,800 ft)[2]
Range 700 km (430 mi)[2]
Endurance 4:00[2]-5:00[1]

The Caudron C.23, aka the "Caudron C.23 BN3", was a heavy night bomber meant to bomb Berlin, but only a few planes had been delivered by the Armistice and it saw no service use during WWI.[1] It was reputed to be seriously underpowered and the units of C115 were replaced with Farman F.60s in 1920.[2] In 1919 it also saw use as a civilian transport flying between Paris and Brussels, with an enclosed cabin for 15 passengers.[2]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Caudron_C.23.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ 54 had been delivered by the Armistice, but none had reached front-line units and they saw no wartime use.[1][2]
  2. ↑ 1000 were ordered but it is unknown how many -- beyond the initial 54 -- were built.[2]
  3. ↑ Side-by-side pilot and co-pilot, nose gunner and rear-fuselage gunner.[2]
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ferry'14, p.127.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Davilla'97, p.173.
  3. ↑ Davilla'XX, p.173.
Bibliography
  • Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
  • Vital Ferry. French Aviation During the First World War. Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2014. ISBN 978-2-35250-370-5
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