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Caudron G.III
Single engine basic trainer aircraft.
During World War I, the Belgian Militair Vliegwezen/Aviation Militaire already equipped units of its Flying School at Juvisy-sur-Orge (F.) with the very forgiving elementary trainer, Caudron G.III. (See the 1909-1919 section of this website). At least 14 Caudrons of different sub-types and engine configurations were in service at Juvisy, but only a few of them were transferred to Belgium when in 1919 the pilot school at As (Asch) was established
At least 26 Caudron’s of a first batch were taken on charge after the end of the war and operated at As. These aircraft were identified by their S.F.A. (Service de Fabrication des Avions) numbers as well as individual letters painted on the backside of the fuselage.
At the end of October 1921, the whole registration system of the Belgian Air Service’s Caudron G.III fleet was revised with each aircraft receiving and individual serial presided by the letter “C” (of Caudron). Between January 1922 and September 1923, the 20 remaining Caudrons of the initial post war delivery were supplemented with 46 newly delivered aircraft. Serials ran from C-1 to C-66. In the meantime, the School at Asch officially became the VIth Group with most of the Caudrons serving with N°s 2 and 3 squadron. In September 1924 de Pilot School moved to its new permanent location at Wevelgem and becomes N° II Group of the 3rd Regiment (II/3 Aé) composed of three squadrons. The last Caudron G.III (C-34) in Belgian military service was withdrawn from use at the end of 1928. (Daniel Brackx)
S.F.A. Number
C.5012
C-2
Date In
May 1921
Date Out
Aug 1922
History
C.5012/"A", C-2, crashed at Asch and stricken off charge on 24 Aug 1922.
S.F.A. Number
C.5014
C-3
Date In
May 1921
Date Out
Jun 1922
History
C.5014/"B", C-3, VI Group Asch, crashed at Lanklaar on 15 Jun 1922.
S.F.A. Number
C.6924
C-4
Date In
1921
Date Out
Aug 1922
History
C.6924/"C", C-4, VI Group Asch.
S.F.A. Number
C.6997
C-6
Date In
1921
Date Out
Mar 1922
History
C.6667/"M", C-6, 2/VI Group Asch, crashed on 7 March 1922 at unknown location.
S.F.A. Number
C.5005
C-7
Date In
Apr 1921
Date Out
Apr 1922
History
C.5005/'O", C-7, 2/VI Group Asch, crashed at Asch on 28 Apr 1922, student-pilot Van Eloy.
S.F.A. Number
C.4993
C-8
Date In
1921
Date Out
Feb 1926
History
C.4993/"R", C-8, VI Group Asch, II/3Aé Wevelgem
S.F.A. Number
C.4992
C-9
Date In
1921
Date Out
May 1923
History
C.4992/"S", C-9, VI Group Asch, crashed on 19 April 1923, stricken off charge 11 May 1923.
S.F.A. Number
C.5000
C-10
Date In
1921
Date Out
Jun 1926
History
C.5000/"U", C-10, 2/VI Group Asch, II/3Aé Wevelgem.
S.F.A. Number
C.5007
C-12
Date In
Apr 1921
Date Out
Sep 1922
History
C.5007/"Y", C-12, 3/VI Group Asch, crashed at Asch on 30 Sep 1922.
S.F.A. Number
C.6968
C-16
Date In
1921
Date Out
Jan 1925
History
C.6968/"H", C-16, 3/VI Group Asch,
S.F.A. Number
C.5013
C-18
Date In
May 1921
Date Out
-
History
C.5013/"D", C-18, 3/VI Group Asch, fate unknown
S.F.A. Number
C.4994
C-19
Date In
May 1921
Date Out
Feb 1926
History
C.4994/"X", C-19, VI Group Asch II/3Aé Wevelgem
S.F.A. Number
C.6969
C-20
Date In
1920
Date Out
Oct 1921
History
C.6969/"K", C-20, 3/VI Group Asch.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-21
Date In
Jan 1922
Date Out
Oct 1924
History
C-21, VI Group Asch, fate unknown
S.F.A. Number
-
C-24
Date In
Jan 1922
Date Out
Apr 1923
History
C-24, VI Group Asch, Stricken Off Charge (SOC) on 14 Apr 1923.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-25
Date In
Jan 1922
Date Out
Apr 1925
History
C-25, VI Group Asch, II/3Aé Wevelgem. Stricken Off Charge at Wevelgem on 20 Apr 1925.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-29
Date In
1922
Date Out
Aug 1924
History
C-29, VI Group Asch, crashed in trees on 18 Apr 1923, stricken off charge on 2 Aug 1924
S.F.A. Number
-
C-30
Date In
Feb 1922
Date Out
Oct 1924
History
C-30, VI Group Asch, Crashed on 5 Apr 1924, stricken off charge on Oct 1924.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-31
Date In
Mar 1922
Date Out
Aug 1924
History
C-31, VI Group Asch, Stricken Off Charge at Asch on 2 Aug 1924
S.F.A. Number
-
C-32
Date In
Jun 1922
Date Out
Aug 1927
History
C-32, II Group Goetsenhoven, II/3Aé Wevelgem, Stricken Off Charge (SOC) at Evere on 8 Aug 1927.
S.F.A. Number
-
C.33
Date In
Apr 1922
Date Out
Jun 1924
History
C-33, VI Group Asch, Stricken Off Charge (SOC) at Asch on 14 Jun 1924.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-34
Date In
Apr 1922
Date Out
1928
History
C-34, VI Group Asch, II Group Goetsenhoven, II/3Aé Wevelgem
S.F.A. Number
-
C-35
Date In
Apr 1922
Date Out
Nov 1925
History
C-35, VI Group Asch, II/3Aé Wevelgem, Stricken Off Charge (SOC) at Wevelgem on 28 Nov 1925.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-36
Date In
May 1922
Date Out
Sep 1923
History
C-36, VI Group Asch, Stricken Off Charge at Asch on 4 Sep 1923.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-38
Date In
Jun 1922
Date Out
Jan 1925
History
C-38, V Group, III/2Aé (Bierset), Stricken Off Charge on 20 Jan 1925 at Evere (Serv. Techn.)
S.F.A. Number
-
C-41
Date In
Jun 1922
Date Out
Aug 1927
History
C-41, II Group Goetsenhoven, II/3Aé Wevelgem, Crashed after mid-air collision with C-54 on 21 April 1927 at Kortrijk
S.F.A. Number
-
C-46
Date In
Sep 1922
Date Out
Sep 1927
History
C-46, VI Group Asch, II/2Aé (Nivelles), Stricken Off Charge (SOC) on 19 Sep 1927 at Evere.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-47
Date In
Sep 1922
Date Out
Mar 1923
History
C-47, VI Group Asch, Crashed at Asch on 6 March 1923.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-49
Date In
Oct 1922
Date Out
Jul 1924
History
C-49, VI Group Asch, crashed on building at Asch on11 Jun 1924,
S.F.A. Number
-
C-51
Date In
Oct 1922
Date Out
Jan 1926
History
C-51, VI Group Asch, crashed at Bevere/Oudenaarde on 10 Dec 1925.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-53
Date In
Jun 1923
Date Out
Oct 1927
History
C-53, VI Group Asch, III/3Aé Wevelgem.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-54
Date In
Jun 1923
Date Out
Apr 1927
History
C-54, VIII Group, II/3Aé (Wevelgem), crashed at Kortrijk after mid air collision with C-41 on 21 Apr 1927. Student pilot Kpl. René Alberty unfortunately lost his life.
S.F.A. Number
-
C-64
Date In
Aug 1923
Date Out
Jun 1926
History
C-64, VIII Group, II/3Aé (Wevelgem), Stricken Off Charge (SOC) on 18 Jun 1926
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