AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

France: Caudron G.6


In an attempt to provide protection to their long range bombing and reconnaisance machines, the French Air Service came up with a series of twin-engined aircraft that were supposed to be able to fight off enemy fighters with strong machine gun armament. Towards that end, Caudron developed the three-seat G.5, which evolved into the two-seater G.6. Unfortunately the idea of long range 'battleplanes' was a better idea than reality and they never really lived up to the ideals of their creators.

According to David Layton (who has done considerable study on the G.6, and sent me the result of his research of it many years back), my depiction of the Escadrille C.11 aircraft is actually a G.5




Caudron G.6

Escadrille C.11

Source: FMP French Book


Caudron G.6
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Escadrille C.34
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Source: http://albindenis.free.fr/

 


Caudron G.6

Escadrille C.56

Source: FMP French book

 


Caudron G.6
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Escadrille 575
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Source: FMP French Book


Caudron G.6

Unbit Unknown

Source: FMP French Book