| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | S254 |
| Military Code: | 2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | SPAD S-VII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | SPAD S-VII |
| Aircraft Version: | SPAD S-VII |
| C/n (msn): | 254 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Vieux Charles |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace |
| Photo Date: | 22 May 2010 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 47039 |
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This SPAD has been a museum exhibit for over a century. It was issued to Capt Charles Guynemer in December 1916. When the famous ace was killed in an S.XIII the next autumn, his old aircraft was put on display in the army museum in Paris. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 March 2018, and has since been viewed 291 times. |