Caudron G3 3066 Royal Flying Corps
Due to a severe shortage of aircraft at the outbreak of WWI the G-III was pressed into service by the RFC. The British were much more impressed with the French 80hp Le Rhone engine than the aeroplane that contained it. Rapidly overtaken by advances in aircraft design the G-III was soon relegated to air-training duties. This particular example was built in France in 1916 but nothing is known about it’s serial or service life. Genuine original Caudron, built in 1914. This type was not used by the British military before the outbreak of World War I. However, with inadequate supplies of British aircraft the Royal Air Force truned to their French allies for servicable aircraft, including the French Caudron G.III. This example formerly O-BELA, OO-ELA, G-AETA, 9203M. | Rob Vogelaar