The great Paris-Saigon-Paris air race was not entirely successful - the only three participants, two Goélands and the Breguet 470 Fulgur prototype, all dropped out with technical problems. Flown by Challe and Brill, F-AOMX was painted blue and the sponsor logo of Ric et Rac magazine was red with a white and a black dog, Ric and Rac. Press photo assumed taken at the start of the race at Le Bourget.

The XII Fighter Command of the US Twelfth Air Force shared its new base at what was then Es-Sénia airfield with a large collection of former Vichy French aircraft. It was brief base for the Command as the progress of the war took it on to Tunisia and Italy within a few months. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Four Goélands in a derelict state at an unknown airfield in France, probably during the late 1950s. At least the foreground aircraft is French civil-registered the others most probably are too. Photographer not known.

On 1 February 1942 a French mechanic stole this Goéland light twin somewhere in Vichy France and landed it at Tregantle Beach near Plymouth. The aircraft wears blue, white and red bands on the fuselage and wings and lacks the yellow and red Vichy neutrality markings. Apparently it was subsequently transferred to the Free French forces in North Africa.

Caudron Goeland light airliner used by Air France for multi-engined training at Pontoise. Served the airline 26.12.45 to being damaged beyond repair at Pontoise-Cormeilles on 25.11.58.

French Air Force Caudron Goeland with an unusual cabin window layout for air ambulance operation visiting Manchester Ringway from Villacoublay airfield near Paris.

Caudron Goeland operating the scheduled service from Ringway via London (Croydon) to Lille, France