• Angled back view of a camouflage biplane. The top sides of the wings and tail flaps are light brown, and the middle tail flap is red, white, and brown, with SPAD XVI 959 U 255 C 120 40 written on the white section of the tail flap in black.
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    Single-engine, two-seat, French-built World War I reconnaissance and bomber aircraft; 240-horsepower Lorraine-Dietrich 8Bb engine. Green, gray, and brown camouflage finish upper surfaces. Gray under surfaces.

Created by

Dane Penland

Date Created

02/22/2007

Source

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, NASM Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026.

Keywords

Aircraft; Aviation; Military; World War I

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