Random French Reconnaissance and Bombers

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French Reconnaissance and Bombers
1914
SummerAutumn
01-22 Farman H.F.20
23-42 Farman M.F.7
43-59 Bleriot 11
60-67 Voisin 1 or 2
68-74 Deperdussin TT
75-81 R.E.P. Type N
82-87 Caudron G.2
88-91 Morane-Saulnier L
92-95 Nieuport 6M
96-98 Voisin 3
99-00 Breguet U2

01-21 Farman M.F.7
22-40 Farman H.F.20
41-55 Bleriot 11
56-64 Voisin 3
65-72 Morane-Saulnier L
73-78 Caudron G.2
79-84 Deperdussin TT
85-90 R.E.P. Type N
91-93 Nieuport 6M
94-95 Breguet U2
96-97 Morane-Saulnier H
98-99 Voisin 1 or 2
00    Farman M.F.11

1915
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-17 Farman M.F.7
18-30 Morane-Saulnier L
31-42 Farman H.F.20
43-53 Farman M.F.11
54-64 Voisin 3
65-74 Bleriot 11
75-83 Caudron G.3
84-89 Deperdussin TT
90-94 R.E.P. Type N
95-98 Caudron G.2
99-00 Nieuport 6M

01-27 Farman M.F.11
28-53 Caudron G.3
49-74 Voisin 3
75-89 Morane-Saulnier L
90-96 Farman M.F.7
97-98 Farman H.F.20
99    Bleriot 11
00    Nieuport 10

01-38 Farman M.F.11
39-66 Caudron G.3
67-86 Voisin 3
87-93 Morane-Saulnier L
94-96 Farman M.F.7
97-99 Nieuport 10
00    Farman H.F.20

01-43 Farman M.F.11
44-69 Caudron G.3
70-86 Voisin 3
89-91 Nieuport 10
92-94 Breguet 2/4/5[note 1]
96-97 Caudron G.4
98    Morane-Saulnier L
99    Voisin 4
00    Voisin 5

1916
WinterSpringSummerAutumn
01-37 Farman M.F.11
38-57 Caudron G.3
58-69 Voisin 3
70-76 Farman F.40
77-83 Voisin 5
84-88 Caudron G.4
89-92 Nieuport 10
93-96 Voisin 4
97-99 Breguet 2/4/5
00    Morane-Saulnier L

01-32 Farman M.F.11
33-47 Caudron G.3
48-61 Farman F.40
62-71 Voisin 5
72-79 Caudron G.4
80-87 Voisin 3
88-92 Voisin 4
93-96 Breguet 2/4/5
97-99 Nieuport 10
00    Caproni C.E.P.2

01-32 Farman F.40
33-55 Caudron G.4
56-68 Farman M.F.11
69-77 Voisin 5
78-82 Voisin 4
83-86 Breguet 2/4/5
87-90 Caudron G.3
91-94 Nieuport 10
95-98 Voisin 3
99    Caproni C.E.P.2
00    Caudron R.4[note 2]

01-38 Farman F.40
38-67 Caudron G.4
68-72 Farman M.F.11
73-77 Nieuport 12
78-82 Voisin 4
83-87 Voisin 5
88-90 Breguet 2/4/5
91-93 Voisin 3
94-95 Nieuport 10
96-97 Sopwith Strutter[note 3]
98    Caproni C.E.P.2
99    Caudron G.6
00    Caudron R.4

1917
WinterSpring [note 4]Summer [note 5]Autumn
01-36 Farman F.40
37-57 Caudron G.4
58-67 Caudron G.6
68-72 Nieuport 12
73-77 Voisin 8
78-81 Caudron R.4
82-85 Voisin 5
86-88 Breguet 2/4/5
89-91 Farman M.F.11
92-94 Voisin 4
95-96 Salmson-Moineau S.M.1
97-98 Sopwith Strutter
99    Caproni C.E.P.2
00    Voisin 3

01-31 Farman F.40
32-48 Caudron G.4
49-60 Caudron G.6
61-67 Sopwith Strutter
68-73 Voisin 8
74-78 Caudron R.4
79-82 Voisin 5
83-85 Breguet 2/4/5
86-88 Nieuport 12
89-91 Salmson-Moineau S.M.1
92-93 A.R.1 or 2
94-95 Farman M.F.11
96-97 Paul Schmitt 7
98    Caproni C.E.P.2
99    Morane-Saulnier P
00    Voisin 4

01-23 Farman F.40
24-38 Caudron G.4
39-52 Sopwith Strutter
53-63 A.R.1 or 2
64-74 Caudron G.6
75-79 Voisin 8
80-83 Caudron R.4
84-87 Breguet 14
88-90 Breguet 2/4/5
91-92 Morane-Saulnier P
93-94 Nieuport 12
95-96 Paul Schmitt 7
98-99 Salmson-Moineau S.M.1
00    Caproni C.A.P.2

01-22 Sopwith Strutter
23-39 A.R.1 or 2
40-52 Breguet 14
53-63 Farman F.40
64-71 Caudron G.4
72-79 Caudron G.6
80-84 Voisin 8
85-87 Caudron R.4
88-90 Morane-Saulnier P
91-93 SPAD 11
94-95 Breguet 2/4/5
96-97 Paul Schmitt 7
98-99 Caproni C.A.P.2
00    Morane-Saulnier T

1918
Winter [note 6]SpringSummerAutumn
01-25 Sopwith Strutter
26-48 Breguet 14
49-66 A.R.1 or 2
67-73 SPAD 11
74-80 Salmson 2
81-85 Caudron G.6
86-88 Voisin 8
89-91 Voisin 10
92-93 Breguet 2/4/5
94-95 Caudron G.4
96-97 Farman F.40
98    Caproni C.A.P.2
99    Caudron R.4
00    Morane-Saulnier P

01-29 Breguet 14
30-51 Sopwith Strutter
52-69 Salmson 2
70-80 A.R.1 or 2
81-89 SPAD 11
90-95 Voisin 10
96-98 Caudron G.6
99    Caproni C.A.P.2
00    Caudron R.11[note 7]

01-39 Breguet 14
40-65 Salmson 2
66-75 Voisin 10
76-82 SPAD 16
83-88 SPAD 11
89-92 Sopwith Strutter
93-94 A.R.1 or 2
95-96 Caudron G.6
97-98 Caudron R.11
99    Caproni C.A.P.2
00    Farman F.50

01-40 Breguet 14
41-66 Salmson 2
67-79 Voisin 10
80-91 SPAD 16
92-94 Caudron R.11
95-96 Caudron G.6
97    Caproni C.A.P.2
98    Farman F.50
99    Hanriot H.D.3
00    SPAD 11

These charts show the use over time of each WWI French aircraft. The data is derived from escadrille records in Davilla and Soltan's French Aircraft of the First World War. While it contains little data on the arrival and retirement of each type, we do benefit that each escadrille changed names when it changed types. For instance F(arman)1 changed to AR1 when they traded their Farman F.40s for A.R.1s in April 1917. Such changes did not occur on a knife edge. Furthermore, it is difficult to know when an escadrille transitioned from one type to another by the same manufacturer, e.g. SPAD 7 to SPAD 13. Hopefully such uncertainties will average out over the large amount of data. Numbers were sometimes adjusted up or down a percent to account for rounding errors. The types are sorted with each season from most-used to least-used planes.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Types within a Breguet 2/4/5 flight were frequently mixed.
  2. ↑ Caudron R.4s may be mixed in small numbers into a bomber or reconnaissance flight starting in Summer 1916.
  3. ↑ Some Sopwith Strutters were used in a fighter role, but it is impossible to tell how common this was in proportion to their more common reconnaissance and bombing roles.
  4. ↑ Starting in spring 1917, Letord 1 aircraft would commonly be mixed in with other aircraft.
  5. ↑ Starting in summer 1917, Letord 2 aircraft would commonly be mixed in with other aircraft.
  6. ↑ Starting in Winter 1917-18, Letord 4 & Letord 5 aircraft could be mixed in with other aircraft.
  7. ↑ Caudron R.11s may be mixed in small numbers into a bomber or reconnaissance flight starting in Spring 1918.
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.
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